Trump Believes He Will Be Impeached If Republicans Lose the Midterms

President Donald Trump dropped a blunt warning for Republicans this week, and he didn’t bother dressing it up. Speaking at a House Republican policy retreat on Tuesday, Trump told GOP lawmakers that losing control of Congress would put a target squarely back on his back.

“You got to win the midterms, because if we don’t win the midterms, it’s just going to be — I mean, they’ll find a reason to impeach me,” Trump said during the speech. “I’ll get impeached.”

No pause. No hedge. Just straight to the point.
Trump’s comments come as the political temperature keeps rising and the 2026 midterm elections creep closer. Every seat in the House and a third of the Senate will be on the ballot in November, and control of Congress could determine whether Republicans can push Trump’s agenda forward or whether Democrats regain the power to investigate, block, and challenge his presidency during the final two years of his second term.

For Trump, this isn’t abstract fear. It’s muscle memory.

He’s the only president in U.S. history to be impeached twice by the House. And even though the Senate failed to convict him both times, the process itself left scars that still shape how he talks about power, loyalty, and elections.

Why Trump Says Losing Congress Means Another Impeachment

Trump’s warning lands at a moment when polls show a lot of Americans feel uneasy about where the country is headed. The economy remains top of mind. Costs are high. Confidence is shaky. And frustration cuts across party lines.
Against that backdrop, Trump is framing the midterms as more than a routine election. To him, they’re protection.

“If we don’t win,” he suggested, Democrats won’t hesitate to reopen investigations, launch hearings, and move toward impeachment once again. From Trump’s perspective, the motive wouldn’t be justice. It would be payback.