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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is not worried about the new Democratic majority in Congress trying to impeach him, warning that such a move would backfire on the party. Speaking to reporters at the White House ballroom construction site in his first public remarks since Tuesday’s midterm elections, Trump was asked whether he was concerned about impeachment. “Not even a little bit,” he replied.
Trump went on to argue that Democrats would pay a price for trying. “I think it would destroy the Democrat Party if they did that. It’s impeachment for no reason. What, for having a successful country? Our country is more successful now than at any time in its history,” he said, according to The New Republic. The remarks came one day after Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate, giving them the power to launch investigations and, in the House, to bring articles of impeachment.
Details & Background
Trump has faced impeachment before. He was impeached twice by the House during his first term and acquitted by the Senate both times. Under the Constitution, the House can impeach with a simple majority, but conviction and removal require a two-thirds vote in the Senate, a threshold that has never been reached against a president. That math remains a steep obstacle for Democrats even with majorities in both chambers, because a conviction would still require support from a significant number of Republican senators.
The president’s comments came during a ceremony marking the final piece of steel for the new White House ballroom. He also acknowledged the scale of Tuesday’s losses, which his own vice president tied to the war with Iran. Vice President JD Vance wrote on X, “The reason we lost is the war.” Trump called that view largely true but stood by the decision, telling reporters, “If I had it to do again, I’d have to do it again because long term, it’s the only answer,” according to ABC News.
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Democratic leaders have so far avoided promising impeachment. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is expected to become speaker in January, said on MS NOW’s Morning Joe, “The American people don’t want us to get even. They want us to get things done on their behalf because life is way too expensive.” Jeffries also celebrated the results, calling them “an American tsunami” rather than simply a blue wave.
Other Democrats have signaled that oversight of the administration is coming. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon posted a single word on X after the results: “Subpoenas.” Trump, for his part, left the door open to cooperation, telling reporters, “I’ll get along probably with the Democrats, unless they want to be destructive,” according to ABC News Australia’s live coverage of his remarks.
Why This Matters to You
Control of Congress decides what Washington spends its time on for the next two years. If Democrats pursue impeachment, hearings and investigations could crowd out work on the issues voters said mattered most, from the cost of living to border security and the war with Iran. Every week spent on a partisan showdown is a week not spent on lowering prices, securing the border or funding the government. If they hold back, as Jeffries has suggested, both parties will be tested on whether they can pass anything at all with a Republican president and a Democratic Congress.
Trump is betting that voters will punish Democrats for overreach, as he argued they would after his first two impeachments. Democrats are betting that oversight and a focus on prices will carry them into 2028. With a divided government now locked in, the coming months will show whether Washington is headed for gridlock, cooperation or another constitutional showdown, and the answer will shape every policy fight that reaches American families before the next presidential election.
