After Democrats took control of the Senate and Congress in the midterm elections, US President Donald Trump commented by posting an image of a red hat reading 'veto'. He then sent mixed messages: threatening to veto any legislation if Democrats do not cooperate, while congratulating them and expressing readiness to work with them. He also said he would not change the government and would work with Democrats on immigration, and stated that Iran was part of the election result.
Coverage varied between MTV Lebanon's focus on the symbolic 'veto' hat image, Lebanon Debate's reporting that combined the veto threat with congratulations and immigration remarks, and Facebook's focus on the congratulations and Trump's reference to Iran.