President Donald Trump said he is prepared to veto any Democratic legislation that reaches his desk if Republicans lose control of Congress in the midterm elections, telling CBS News he welcomes being called “Mr. Veto” for it. Trump made the comments in an exclusive phone interview with CBS News before polls closed on Tuesday, when asked about the prospect of a Democratic-controlled House or Senate for the final two years of his presidency. “I have the ultimate power — it’s called ‘veto,’” he said. Trump argued that repeated vetoes would eventually push Democrats back to the negotiating table rather than block his agenda outright. “Historically, you veto for a couple of months and then they come and say, ‘We’ve got to make a deal,’” he said. Trump also pointed to Slaughter v. Trump, the Supreme Court ruling that allowed him to remove Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter before her term ended, as evidence of expanded executive authority. “The presidency, our presidency, is considered a strong presidency,” he said. “You can do a lot.” Trump has used the veto sparingly in his second term, having vetoed legislation only twice so far compared with ten vetoes during his first term. He did not make any firm predictions about Tuesday’s election results, saying only that momentum had shifted from early forecasts of heavy Republican losses toward a closer contest for control of the Senate.