US President Donald Trump says Republicans must win the 2026 congressional midterm elections or risk Democrats impeaching him.
Trump spoke on Tuesday while addressing Republican lawmakers
at a retreat in Washington.
“You gotta win the midterms ’cause, if we don’t win the
midterms, it’s just gonna be — I mean, 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 urged Republican lawmakers, who narrowly control the US
house of representatives, to put aside internal disagreements.
Trump asked party members to sell 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 said.
“I wish you could explain to me what the hell’s going on
with the mind of the public.”
Trump made only a brief reference to inflation, stating that
the problem was inherited from the Democrats.
He said Republicans should campaign on gains in the US stock
market.
Trump also downplayed the January 6, 2021, attack on the US
Capitol by his supporters.
The remarks came as Democrats marked the fifth anniversary
of the riot and accused Republicans of attempting to “whitewash” history.
The retreat held at the John F. Kennedy Centre for the
Performing Arts, which Trump said was recently renamed to include his name
following changes to its board.
In an unscripted speech lasting more than an hour, Trump
repeated claims disputed by official records, including that Washington had
recorded no homicides for months.
He predicted that Republicans would deliver an “epic midterm
victory”.
Trump also complained about party members he said were
unwilling to fall in line.
Every seat in the house and one-third of the senate will be
contested in November 2026.
No sitting US president has avoided losing house seats in
the midterms since George W. Bush in 2006.
Trump urged Republicans to counter Democrats’ messaging on
healthcare, including calls to extend subsidies linked to Obamacare.
“All of these issues are very important issues, but you can
own healthcare,” he told lawmakers.
“Figure it out.”
The president said conservative members should show
flexibility over provisions such as the hyde amendment, which restricts federal
funding for abortion.
Trump was impeached twice during his first term, but was
acquitted by the senate on both occasions.
“I got impeached twice on nothing,” he said.
Some house Democrats have introduced articles of impeachment
against Trump in his second term, allegations the White House denies.
Republicans currently hold a slim majority in the house, a
scenario Trump said limits the authority of Speaker Mike Johnson.
“You can’t be tough when you have a majority of three,” he
said.
Trump has pushed to expand executive powers on immigration,
military action and regulation, moves that could soon face scrutiny from the
supreme court.
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