President Donald Trump told voters to pretend he was on the ballot in this year’s midterm elections.

They did. And they resoundingly rejected both his policies and his Republican Party.

Democrats have captured full control of Congress, NBC News projects, with voters delivering a forceful repudiation of Trump’s agenda, coupled with a clear-cut message that Congress has not done enough to provide checks on his administration and needs to do more to address affordability and corruption.

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[–] 30 points 4 days ago (16 children)

Now they'll say they can't pass anything because Trump will just veto it.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 days ago (11 children)

    Now that I think about, Dems could credibly threaten Trump with impeachment now they have overwhelming majority in both congress and senate.

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  • [–] 32 points 4 days ago (5 children)

    Yes, they can impeach (put Trump on trial) but they cannot remove him from office. They would need a supermajority of the Senate for that. Trump has already been impeached twice.

    The only threat the Democrats have is to make the impeachment trial a public affair and present evidence of Trump's wrongdoing. They cannot force him to testify under oath due to the Fifth Amendment. It will not do much good since Trump is not allowed to run for reelection.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 days ago (4 children)

    the republicans have been dealt a massive loss and trump is reacting by throwing them under the bus. They have a massive deficit of good will with the people. There is a small chance they might actually vote to remove him from office and let him know. this is what happened with nixon. They let him know and he resigned to avoid being the first ever president to be removed from office.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago (3 children)

    Much as I hate his guts, do we want President JD Vance? I'd rather have Trump in office continuing to harm the GOP politically while the House and Senate contain how much damage he can do.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    If we can get the votes to remove him for crimes against the People, we should do so regardless of political expedience. If the office of the President is to ever have legitimacy again a criminal cannot be allowed to remain there if removal is an option.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 days ago (3 children)

    You guys should fix your govt. system sometime.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    That requires a super majority and states to accept it. While there are pissed off voters, it’s not nearly enough for a fundamental government shift.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    You're right, but god what I wouldn't give for a good-faith constitutional convention. Trump has proved that you can't do this bizarre dance we do in America where the constitution is vague and rickety and relies on jurisprudence, legislation, and unwritten norms, but simultaneously treats the governing documents as holy writ.

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