Trump has said that the United States shouldn’t have midterm elections this year because midterm voters often vote against the president’s party. Democratic congressional leaders have said they expect Trump to disrupt and dispute the midterms.

“It’s some deep psychological thing, but when you win the presidency, you don’t win the midterms,” Trump told Reuters in a recent interview. He then boasted that his presidency had accomplished so much that “when you think about it, we shouldn’t even have an election.”

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told the Associated Press that Democrats are concerned that Trump will try to prevent open and fair midterm elections.

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    18 hours ago

    I dunno, Biden performed better than expected and he’s a sleepy old guy. Is trump saying he’s no better than a sleepy old guy?

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      Better than expected? You expected less than 40 pc approval for 3 years, then forcing an unwinnable candidate and strategy for make or break 24 elections?

      Just, wow. No wonder “we” lost. You are as delusional as republicans clearly nothing will free you from your influencers leading you astray.

      Popular reform is the only path out of the abyss, and it is so much more of a trecherous path now than 2024.