Ossoff holds Georgia, Cooper flips North Carolina, and Trump previews “Mr. Veto”

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By TRH World Desk

The first calls favour Democrats, but the night is not over, and neither is the argument over how much power a president can wield against Congress.

New Delhi, November 4, 2026 — Democrats had a good first hour, and the US president had his reply ready. Before polls closed, Donald Trump told CBS News: “I have the ultimate power — it’s called ‘veto,’” and said he would welcome the “Mr. Veto” nickname if Democrats take over Congress. CBS reported that Trump is willing to push Democrats “to the brink” and believes he has expansive executive powers whatever the outcome. The pledge is a reminder of what the House and Senate races are about.

HuffPost reported that Democrat Jon Ossoff was projected to win re-election to a second Senate term in Georgia over Republican Rep. Mike Collins, in a race called just 40 minutes after polls closed. ABC News reported Democrat Chris Pappas won New Hampshire’s Senate seat and former Republican Sen. John E. Sununu conceded. HuffPost noted Pappas becomes the first openly gay man elected to the Senate. CBS News, NBC News and CNBC projected that former Governor Roy Cooper flipped North Carolina’s seat from Republicans, defeating Michael Whatley. CBS said that after Cooper’s win, Democrats need to flip three more seats and defend Michigan to take control of the chamber. CNBC said House control “leans Democratic.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called himself “nauseously optimistic,” according to TIME.

Trump’s threat has limits. Congress can override a veto with two-thirds of both chambers, 290 votes in the House and 67 in the Senate, which a Democratic majority alone could not reach. So vetoes would effectively stop Democratic bills. But Congress has other levers: spending bills, subpoenas, oversight hearings and confirmation votes. If Democrats win a chamber, the likelier clash is over funding and investigations, not individual bills, and Trump’s reliance on executive power sets up a collision with the courts.

Trump remained optimistic when asked about Republican prospects. Pollsters had predicted losses, and CBS’s late-October polling suggested Republicans could lose the House. His approach suggests a president preparing for a divided Washington, with executive action as the plan B.

The likely Blue wave in Mid Terms crushes Trump’s popularity in the US. His stock has taken hits on counts of his tariff policy, anti-immigration measures, Iran War that sent inflation soaring, and overall economic woes.

In contrast, former US President Barrack Obama has arguably emerged as top voice within the Democrats, slaying Trumpism with humour and satire. Obama’s call of “Make America Better Again” seems to have buried Trumpian MAGA (Make America Great Again).

The likely Republican rout in Mid Terms also aligns with a global political wave in which the people are rejecting the far-right politics, from Latin America to Europe, From Brazil to Hungary. Political pundits believe that the far-right rhetorical politics failed to cheer up the people wreaked by mounting economic crisis, deepening since the Russian invasion of Ukraine that sent energy costs roaring and thereby also stepping up inflation.

The first calls favour Democrats, but the night is not over, and neither is the argument over how much power a president can wield against Congress.

(Results were still coming in at the time of writing.)