President Donald Trump declared he has "the ultimate power" of the veto to block Democratic legislation if the GOP loses control of Congress.

President Donald Trump this week touted his Reflecting Pool renovations, contending that its deep-blue basin (and algae-free water) showed what his administration could accomplish. Now Democrats’ blue wave threatens to swamp Trump’s plan to keep remaking Washington.

The post reviewed in this fact check went live the day after the 2026 U.S. midterm elections that gave Democrats control of Congress (archived here ). The timing implied that the shared "screenshot" showed the Republican president's supposed response to that outcome. However, it was not a real Trump post.

NBC News projects that Democrats will take control of the House next year, giving them the power to investigate Trump and advance legislation to check his policies.

On Tuesday, that anger — over the war in Iran, tariffs, immigration crackdowns and the spiraling cost of living — led Democrats across the country to a historic wave. States that Trump won by double-digit margins sent Democrats to the U.S. Senate for the first time in decades or, in the case of Kansas, nearly a century.

Riding an overwhelming tide of voter angst, Democrats swept into power in Congress, with outrage over the cost of living and the war in Iran leading to a thundering rebuke of President Donald Trump and his party just two years after his dominant White House comeback.

The Trump administration says construction on the 250-foot arch, which is facing several legal challenges, could begin as early as this week.

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The broader region has been on edge for weeks over the prospect of the US resuming full-scale military operations against Iran.