Trump Says He Was Surprised by Midterm Results, Expected Some Republicans to Do Better

The remarks carry weight less for what they explain than for what they leave open: a president publicly registering surprise at his own party's midterm showing, while pivoting to the veto as a governing lever, signals a shift toward executive tools over legislative momentum. That framing matters for anyone tracking US policy risk, since veto use can shape the legislative backdrop for digital-asset and market-structure bills. Whether the veto threat becomes a routine feature of the coming session, and how it lands on pending financial legislation, is the open question.