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Trump says he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats win Congress

The former president outlined a strategy of vetoing legislation before negotiating deals.

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President Trump lays out his strategy for dealing with a potential Democratic-controlled Congress in an interview with Miranda Devine. New York Post

What this story says

  • Donald Trump said he would adopt the persona of 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats win a majority in Congress.
  • He indicated a strategy of vetoing legislation for a period before negotiating deals with Congress.
  • The comments were made in an interview with the New York Post, with parts aired on Fox News.
  • Trump has previously vetoed 10 bills in his first term and two in his second term.

Who covered it

Left 0%(0)Centre 33%(2)Right 67%(4)

Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 7 of the 13 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

59/100

Hype

41/100

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Thin on the left so far

None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Donald Trump stated that if Democrats secure a majority in Congress, he would become known as 'Mr. Veto'. He explained this would involve rejecting legislation sent to him before eventually negotiating agreements. Trump made these remarks in an interview with the New York Post, with some segments broadcast on Fox News.

Disagreement on veto history

The New York Post reported that Trump has vetoed 10 bills during his first term and two during his second term. ANSA stated that Trump has vetoed two bills during his second term and 10 during his first term.

What the coverage left out

None of the centre-rated reports mentioned the specific number of bills Donald Trump vetoed in his first and second terms. The right-rated reports did not include the detail that the interview was conducted on the 'Pod Force One' podcast.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 1 Nov 2026, 19:15, and will add the sides that appear.

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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Centre

2 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated reports led with Donald Trump's declaration that he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats win a majority in Congress. Both ANSA and Political Wire highlighted his statement about vetoing legislation and then making deals. ANSA also included Trump's message to voters about employment figures and military strength.

Right

4 rated outlets

  • The right-rated reports focused on Donald Trump's threat to become 'Mr. Veto' if Republicans lose control of Congress in the midterm elections. The New York Post, Iefimerida, Protothema, and news-pravda.com all featured this statement prominently. The New York Post, in its full report, included Trump's rationale for the veto strategy, his comments on Democrats' policy goals, and his thoughts on the 2022 election forecasts. Iefimerida and Protothema also noted his intention to negotiate deals after vetoing legislation. News-pravda.com included a direct quote from Trump stating, 'I’m not gonna lie'.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump says he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats win Congress?
Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 67% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 13. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump says he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats win Congress left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Trump says he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats win Congress biased?
Trump says he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats win Congress is one event reported by 13 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Trump says he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats win Congress?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Trump says he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats win Congress?
13 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did Donald Trump say he would do if Democrats win a majority in Congress?
Donald Trump stated he would become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats win a majority in Congress. He indicated a strategy of vetoing legislation for a period before negotiating deals with them.
Where were Donald Trump's comments published?
Donald Trump's comments were published in an interview with the New York Post. Parts of the interview were also aired on Fox News.
How many bills has Donald Trump vetoed?
According to the New York Post, Donald Trump vetoed 10 bills during his first term and two bills during his second term.

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