United States: “They are AGAINST me”… Trump on nerves before the outcome of the midterms

It's an election night in the United States (to follow in our Live here) which is putting the tenant of the White House on edge. It must be said that the November 3 vote is crucial for the last two years of his mandate.

The polling stations have not yet all closed and Donald Trump is already angry with Fox News, from the White House where he is following the midterm elections. In a short time, he published three messages on his Truth Social network targeting the favorite channel of American conservatives.

Expected results in droplets

In one of his messages, the president attacks a speaker on set, “dumb as her feet”, in another, he criticizes the channel's polls, which reflect the dissatisfaction of Americans with his record. “They are AGAINST me,” he accuses in a third post, about Fox News.

If they say nothing about the results of the midterms, which will trickle in overnight and later in some cases, these publications at least reveal the bad mood of the 80-year-old leader. His party, the Republicans, fears losing control of one or even both chambers of Congress to the benefit of the Democratic opposition, driven by voter discontent with the economic situation and the war in Iran. Donald Trump, who invested heavily in the campaign, would find himself targeted by investigations in the House of Representatives in this scenario.

Trump threatens with his veto

If the Senate also switches, the president would largely lose his power of appointment, particularly in the event of a vacancy in the Supreme Court, a powerful institution whose 9 judges are appointed for life.

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Donald Trump has already threatened to draw his power of veto against the texts that a Democratic Congress would send him for promulgation. However, it would retain significant room for diplomatic and military maneuver even in the event of a democratic wave.