Trump loyalists gear up for a fight after Democratic ‘blue-nami’

In his first sit-down interview since a brutal midterm shellacking, U.S. President Donald Trump agreed he could work with Democrats. If it took six months of not insulting the Democrats to get a deal done, do you think he could do it? Very easily. But since that interview was recorded, Trump apparently spoiling for a fight. Trump made me press secretary. Posting this cartoon of UFC head Dana White as his new press secretary. Is Trump a threat to democracy? Thing is, Trump did make the job offer to his friend in a social media post, though now he says it was a joke. I was only kidding. But Dana loves the idea, and there's only one Dana. He's great. I don't know. And while unlikely... I'm going to meet with him. We have a meeting on Monday, so I'm sure I'll have more to talk about after that. The president also bristled against Democrats gearing up for oversight investigations into his administration. In posts, Trump called them sleazebags and extortionists and ordered the Department of Justice to look into what he called a criminal act. The Attorney General defended his president. As you have members of Congress who, after Tuesday, have done nothing but threaten everything that's happening in this administration, that is not governing, that is not leading, that is not oversight. Democrats equally ready to go toe to toe. They wanna play rough and tumble. We gotta do the same thing as Democrats. The days of us not fighting back are over. But the administration is also facing fire from within. And I pledge you, Mr. President, My absolute loyalty, my unwavering commitment, After Trump appointed fierce loyalist and architect of the unpopular immigration crackdown Stephen Miller to chief of staff, a Republican called for his ouster. If your team takes a beating as badly as we took this last week, you have to fire people. You don't promote those who were in charge of what was supposed to be delivered. And more to come, outgoing Republican Representative Thomas Massey planning to again table articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which could pass the House if there are enough disgruntled Republicans. And Katie, Democrats are signaling what investigations they plan to undertake once they are in power. Yeah, they're going to probe the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. They're also going to put Doge and those sweeping federal cuts under Elon Musk under the microscope. And Democrats will have to balance launching multiple investigations with their promises to voters to address issues like affordability and health care. Katie Nicholson in Washington.