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Reuters said the White House is preparing for a possible defeat in the midterm elections and assessing whether Trump can continue to use executive power to advance agendas such as immigration, tariffs, housing and spending.
according to awhite House The officials and two people familiar with the matter said the White House has been preparing for months for a possible Democratic victory.midterm elections As they prepare to regain control of Congress, they plan to continue using executive power to pursue the President of the United States.trump Important part of the agenda.
Reuters reported that three unnamed sources said senior officials involved in the matter included White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and White House Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought.
These top officials have been working with the White House Counsel’s Office since April to take stock of what pressure Trump could impose on immigration, tariffs, housing costs and federal spending without congressional approval.
An unnamed White House official said White House counsel Will Scharf and his team are also studying “what actions Trump can take on his own under the law, where he might challenge the limits of his power, and how to defend these decisions in court.”
Mid-term elections will be held on November 3. If Democrats win Congress, they will have the power to investigate the president, block legislation and limit Trump’s spending priorities. However, Trump will still retain broad executive powers over trade, foreign policy, and the federal bureaucracy.
Democrats need a net gain of four seats in both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate to overturn the slim majorities Republicans currently hold in both chambers.
Polls show that Democrats are expected to win the House of Representatives, but the Senate race is difficult to predict.
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Because the White House is worried that if Democrats gain control of Congress in the midterm elections, they could block legislation and restrict spending priorities, it is first preparing administrative tools to ensure that Trump can still pursue some policies.
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The participants included White House deputy chief of staff Miller, White House Office of Management and Budget director Volt, and White House counsel Schaaf and her team, and have continued to collaborate since April, the sources said.
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Even if Democrats win Congress, Trump will still retain broad executive authority over trade, foreign policy and the federal bureaucracy, so the White House can continue to advance parts of his agenda through executive orders and existing officials.
