The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that his “bulldozing” approach could cost his party its majority after the midterm elections.
Over the past week, Trump has been on a warpath, threatening U.S. allies with invasion unless Denmark agrees to annex Greenland to the United States. Additionally, he approved an operation to abduct Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. These moves appear to be part of Trump’s political brand, where he seems to steamroll his opponents with little recourse.
However, voters seem to be tiring of this style, and Trump ought to take heed ahead of the midterm elections, the Journal editors cautioned in a new editorial.
“It’s hard to know what Mr. Trump might do next, which feeds public anxiety,” they wrote. “But as his popularity ebbs, so does his political capital. His approval rating has sunk, his mass deportations are seen as excessive, tariffs are unpopular, and even GOP voters disliked his Greenland demands.”
The editorial continued, “Democrats took November’s races in Virginia and New Jersey in a rout. The GOP House majority is in peril, and the Senate is competitive. Mr. Trump’s attempts to gerrymander a safer House majority have backfired as Democrats have done the same.”
“The ultimate check on power is an election, and on that score, Mr. Trump’s bulldozing governance may be building the opposition that costs his party its majority in November,” the editors added.
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