KUALA LUMPUR – In a blunt, combative display of executive bravado, the White House fired a direct warning shot at incoming Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday, declaring in a viral post that Donald Trump remains in charge despite a sweeping midterm wave that stripped Republicans of Capitol Hill.
The official White House X account dropped an image of Trump leaning intently over the Oval Office’s Resolute Desk, paired with a terse, pointed caption: “PSA: Trump is still your President.”
The digital jab landed just hours after election returns confirmed Democrats pulled off a decisive double-barrel flip, seizing control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The victory snuffs out razor-thin Republican majorities in both chambers, handing Democrats the votes to freeze Trump’s legislative agenda cold and unleash relentless oversight.
Privately and publicly, Trump scrambled to insulate his brand from the GOP wipeout. While admitting Democrats “did a good job” and ran aggressive campaigns, he insisted the bloodbath was “not a hit on me,” arguing Republican contenders would have crossed the finish line had his name been on the ballot.
Trump pointed to voter pain at the pump as a major drag, acknowledging that while the public backed his aggressive stance on Iran, they “probably weren’t willing” to pay the immediate price of higher fuel costs.
Confronting a hostile divided government, Trump struck an unexpected tactical pivot, signaling he is ready to cut deals with the new Democratic majority on key battlegrounds, including immigration.
Yet the Oval Office’s bare-knuckle online dispatch leaves zero doubt about the friction ahead: Trump is digging in for an all-out turf war. – November 5, 2026