{"id":2657890,"date":"2026-09-10T21:24:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T01:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hell-block-democrats-and-cut-deals-with-them-if-they-win-midterms\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T21:25:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T01:25:47","slug":"trump-says-hell-block-democrats-and-cut-deals-with-them-if-they-win-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hell-block-democrats-and-cut-deals-with-them-if-they-win-midterms\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he&#8217;ll block Democrats and cut deals with them if they win midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-hell-block-democrats-and-cut-deals-with-them-if-they-win-midterms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2657890&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump emphasized the significance of the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, labeling them as among the most critically important in recent history. During a Fox News interview, he downplayed concerns that a Democratic victory could undermine his presidency, joking that he would become a &#8220;blocker&#8221; preventing their legislative efforts. Trump acknowledged that Democrats might pursue impeachment if they gain control of Congress. He also highlighted the importance of maintaining Republican majorities in Congress, reiterating that such control is vital for preventing meaningful losses. additionally, there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/timmys-sad-existence\/\" title=\"Timmy&#039;s Sad Existence\">promotional section encouraging readers<\/a> to subscribe to the washington Examiner for unlimited access to its news, analysis, and commentary, with options to subscribe or log in to existing accounts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One day after casting the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11675\">2026 midterm elections<\/a> as \u201cone of the most important elections of your lives,\u201d President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> dismissed on Thursday concerns that a Democratic victory would undercut the last two years of his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with Fox News\u2019s Laura Ingraham, Trump was asked if the 2026 elections were important because his \u201cwhole legacy is on the line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you say my legacy, I\u2019ll be a block,\u201d said Trump. \u201cI\u2019ll end up being a blocker. I\u2019ll block all their bad stuff for two years. It won\u2019t be the same, but I\u2019ll be a blocker, what I can tell you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll probably be able to make deals with them, you know, they\u2019re going to want some stuff, and you\u2019ll make deals, it\u2019s one of those things,\u201d said Trump. \u201cIt\u2019s not as dire, maybe it is as dire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When pressed, Trump admitted it was likely that Democrats would impeach him or members of his administration if they took control of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The comments came one day after Trump gave the keynote address at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop-convention\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop-convention\">GOP\u2019s midterm convention<\/a>. Speaking to the crowd in Dallas, Texas, Trump said keeping Republican control of Congress was vital this November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to have Congress. 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