President Donald Trump spent early Tuesday night making desperate phone calls and blasting Fox News before midterm election results came in.

“I have the ultimate power — it’s called ‘veto,’” President Trump told CBS News in a phone interview before polls first began to close in some states. Already, Trump appeared to make excuses for a potentially massive Republican loss.

Trump also called the Financial Times, assuring reporter Edward Lucas that the U.S. has no immediate plans to strike Iran, the Middle East country Trump started a war with in February.

Trump had a particular grudge against Fox News Tuesday night, texting commentator Greg Gutfeld about his disdain for liberal Fox News commentator Jessica Tarlov.

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      No way. I want to watch him and his cronies squirm in court first. He can die after that.

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        I don’t care about making him suffer. There’s been enough suffering because of him. I just want him to die and be rid of him for good.

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                While it would be hilarious to watch the conservatives tie themselves into knots trying to figure out a way to make it illegal for Obama to do that while also making it fine for Trump that would ultimately be a very bad thing.

                First it would add legitimacy to Trumps run, not that a lack of that would stop him, but why hand him free ammunition.

                Second it would massively energize the Republican base, because while some may be tired of Trump, they absolutely loath Obama and would vote in large numbers for Trump just to deny Obama any possible chance of winning.

                Third, Obama burned a lot of bridges during his two terms and is very much a figure head of the old guard Democrats that are just now losing their grip on the DNC to the actual progressives in the party. Bringing Obama back would be a blow to the progressive wing of the party that we most desperately need in power. Further a lot of Democrat voters soured somewhat on Obama, particularly in his second term, I’m not convinced having him on a ballot would bring more Democrats to the polls than the Republicans it almost certainly would.

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          You’re a better person than I. I have 50% more gray hair today than I did 2 years ago and it’s his fucking fault. I have weekly meltdowns. I can’t function at all with this stress. I want that fucker to suffer for what he’s done to me and countless others he’s done worse to.

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          The only way vance ever sees a day as president is if trump doesn’t finish his term.

          I’d rather see him live to face consequences, honestly. We need to make an example out of him so that nobody tries this shit again, at least for the next century or so…

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        The cronies definitely, but remember, he strives for attention, whether it comes from good or bad publicity. His case should be dealt with swiftly, and without his direct involvement if at all possible.

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      We’ve lost way too many good people to sudden passings… why the fuck is this miserable pile of shit still ticking?