Donald Trump is right to be scared of the November midterms. Across the board, Republican predictions are gloomy thanks to cratering presidential approval ratings and recent shock Democratic wins in deep red states.
In the event of a Democratic landslide, Trump’s presidential powers become much more limited overnight. Sure, he may not care so much about the legality of what he’s doing, but without control of the Senate and House, he’ll find it much harder to push through new laws and find his ability to enforce executive orders greatly diminished.
But it appears that Trump is more concerned about an existential threat to his entire presidency. In comments made that were apparently intended to galvanize the MAGA base, Trump claimed he’ll personally be in political danger if the midterms don’t go his way:
Trump: You gotta win the midterms. Because if we don't win the midterms, I'll get impeached.
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) February 13, 2026
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“You gotta win the midterms, because if we don’t win the midterms… You just gotta be… I mean… they’ll find a reason to impeach me. Uh, I’ll get impeached. We don’t impeach them, you know why? Because they’re meaner than we are. We should have impeached Joe Biden for a hundred different things.”
Don’t threaten us with a good time Donald. Anyway, it’s probably worth pointing out that Republicans tried to impeach Joe Biden seventeen times across his administration, with Marjorie Taylor Greene sponsoring six of them. I know, I know, it’s a waste of time fact-checking Trump, but here we are.
Winter is coming
I suspect Trump’s comments will backfire on him, as voters appear to be preparing to head to the midterms vote in the explicit hope that a crushing midterm defeat will usher in Trump’s political demise.
Sadly, it’s not as if being impeached means much these days. Trump himself was impeached twice during his first term, making him the only president (and the only federal official in history) to have been impeached more than once. In both cases, the Senate trials ended in acquittal, so he wasn’t removed from office or barred from future office.
But hey, maybe the third time’s the charm. That said, if Trump does realize he’s cruising for a bruising in the midterms, expect him to ramp up voter intimidation while trying to rig the numbers. And that’s if he allows them to happen at all. I’m sure he can figure out some kind of sudden “national emergency” that means, sadly, democracy will have to be suspended indefinitely…
