Trump puts a red "VETO" hat on the Resolute Desk as Democrats take Congress

After Democrats flipped the House and Senate, President Donald Trump is signaling he will try to work with the new majority — while reminding them he still holds the veto pen.

Trump told reporters he will "get along, probably, with the Democrats, unless they want to be destructive, but I have the power of the veto." On Thursday a red hat reading "VETO" sat on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, a visual follow-through on his pre-election claim that the ultimate presidential power is the veto. The posture comes as Democratic leaders sketch first-100-hours priorities and Oversight probes while Trump also advances other Oval Office moves, including a national-monument proclamation for the Oval and Cabinet Room.