Trump's 'ammunition' for House GOP to win the midterms involves lots of grievances

(CNN) House Republicans crowded into the Kennedy Center on Tuesday to hear President Donald Trump lay out his vision for the consequential midterm year ahead.

Instead, they got plenty of grievances — and little sense of a plan.

Trump, in a meandering speech that stretched for over an hour, recounted a range of personal slights, attacked lawmakers in both parties and complained repeatedly about not getting the credit he feels he’s owed for orchestrating “the most successful first year of any president in history.”

He celebrated the decision to take charge of Venezuela without offering details for how the administration will “run” the country long term, ordered lawmakers to “figure it out” when it comes to spikes in health care premiums, and never once uttered the word “affordability” despite widespread acknowledgement that control of Congress will hinge on the cost-of-living crisis.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/politics/trump-house-republicans-midterm-agenda