United States President Donald Trump has raised an alarm over a potential impeachment ahead of the 2026 Congressional midterm elections.
Framing the upcoming election cycle as a battle for survival, the President told Republicans that a loss of the House majority would lead to immediate efforts by Democrats to remove him from office.
Trump raised the impeachment fears while addressing Republican lawmakers at a retreat at the Trump-Kennedy Center in Washington.
“You’ve got to win the midterms because, if we don’t win the midterms, they’ll find a reason to impeach me,” he said. “I’ll get impeached.”
Trump warned that losing control of Congress could stall his legislative agenda and expose his administration to investigations.
He also appealed to all Republican lawmakers, who narrowly control the current U.S House of Representatives, to put aside internal disagreements and work towards the success of the party ahead of the midterm elections.
Trump further pleaded with party members to promote Republican policies on gender, healthcare, and election integrity to voters struggling with the cost of living.
“They say that when you win the presidency, you lose the midterm,” he added. “I wish you could explain to me what the hell is going on with the mind of the public.”
“All of these issues are very important issues, but you can own healthcare,” he told lawmakers.
“Figure it out,” he added.
Trump made only a brief reference to inflation, saying the problem was inherited from the Democrats. He said Republicans should campaign on gains in the U.S stock market.
The president also downplayed the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S Capitol. His comments came as Democrats marked the fifth anniversary of the riot and accused Republicans of attempting to “whitewash” history.
Pan-Atlantic Kompass reports that every seat in the House and one-third of the Senate will be contested in November 2026. No sitting U.S president has avoided losing House seats in the midterms since George W. Bush in 2006.
Republicans currently hold a slim House majority, making the November elections critical for maintaining control and advancing Trump’s agenda. Some Democrats have already introduced impeachment resolutions, citing alleged abuses of power in international affairs.
Recall also that Trump was impeached twice during his first term but was acquitted by the Senate on both occasions.
He is the only president to have been impeached twice in the House.
Trump was first impeached in 2019 on charges stemming from accusations that he tried to pressure Ukraine to announce investigations into then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, in part by withholding hundreds of millions of dollars in congressionally approved military aid, as a way to damage Biden’s election chances.
Trump was impeached a second time, in 2021, for his alleged role in the events surrounding the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
