‘Pod Save America’ hosts call Democratic Party’s midterm wins ‘the end of the Trump era’

The four hosts of *Pod Save America* described Democratic gains in the midterm elections as “the beginning of the end of the Trump era” during an appearance on *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* Their comments followed projections that Democrats would take control of both chambers of Congress, a result that could constrain President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.

Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor all previously worked in Barack Obama’s administration. They recalled the Democrats’ heavy losses in the 2010 midterms, which Obama called a “shellacking”; Pfeiffer said he expected Trump administration staff to face a similarly difficult reaction. Trump told Fox News he would veto legislation he opposed, while saying he had spoken with several Democratic lawmakers and expected to work with them.