Trump says he could become 'Mr. Veto' if Democrats control Congress, and Michigan election gains weight

President Donald Trump told Fox News he could become "Mr. Veto" if Democrats take control of Congress, according to Bloomberg Television. The declaration reinforces the dispute for the two legislative Houses in the mid-term elections and raises doubts about the government's ability to approve its agenda.

Bloomberg correspondent in Washington, Tyler Kendall, assessed that the main question is whether Trump would be able to work with the Democrats or whether he would be left as a weakened president if Congress is divided. She highlighted that the outcome of the dispute for control of the Houses is not yet known.

Legislative agenda at risk

According to the analysis presented in the video, if the Democrats manage to flip both Chambers, the legislative agenda would probably "lock down". Trump, the correspondent noted, has relied more on his executive authority than that of Congress.

There are, however, limits to this path. Certain executive actions would not be guaranteed, such as if the Senate decides to block presidential nominations for executive or judicial positions, according to the analysis.

New reports from Bloomberg News indicate that Republican strategists, when examining the electoral map, still see a path to maintaining control. The presenter herself highlighted that the outcome remains uncertain.

That is why, according to the correspondent's assessment, Trump intensified his presence in the campaign. He resumed over the weekend stops in Kansas and Iowa that were originally canceled, in part as Republicans try to mobilize the base that voted for the president by double-digit margins in those states, where they play defense in most of the contests.

Michigan: an unexpected turn

The episode that drew the most attention was in Michigan. Democratic Representative Haley Stevens, who ran for the party's Senate nomination and lost in a primary described as exhausting, personal and controversial, has now supported the Republican candidate over Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee. The decision was supported by Trump.

There are different versions about the reason. According to Bloomberg, Stevens indicated that she felt excluded from El-Sayed's campaign and, according to reports, she was even disinvited from some events. She had said after the defeat that she would support El-Sayed.

The state is decisive because the seat is currently occupied by a Democratic senator, Gary Peters. For the party, the challenge in Michigan is to maintain the seat, not win it. The correspondent classified the dispute as a must-win for the Democrats.

The economic scenario also weighs. According to Bloomberg, Michigan exposes the economy's difficulties better than any other state: the national average price of a gallon of gasoline is 37 cents lower than what is practiced there. For investors, the combination of a possibly divided Congress, threat of vetoes and pressure on fuel prices is a factor of political uncertainty to be monitored in public accounts and the economic agenda.

Automatically translated from Portuguese.