Trump says he has "ultimate power" of veto against Democratic legislation
President Trump said he can use the veto to block Democratic bills, and CBS News says he made the point after Democrats won the House and Senate.
President Donald Trump said he has "the ultimate power" of the veto to stop Democratic legislation if Republicans lose control of Congress, Fox News reported.
CBS News reported a later version of the story. It says Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate in the midterms. CBS says Trump repeated that he has "ultimate power" to block them.
CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang spoke with Trump by phone after the results, according to the network. The reports do not say what Trump said beyond the veto remark.
Fox framed the remark as a response to a possible Democratic win. CBS framed it as a response to an actual one.
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- Fox NewsTrump touts 'ultimate power' of veto if Democrats win control of House and SenateTue, Nov 3, 7:41 PM EST
- CBS NewsTrump says he has "ultimate power" to block Democrats after blue wave sweeps midtermsWed, Nov 4, 2:29 PM EST
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