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Fox News host Laura Ingraham has warned that Democrats "are already planning to impeach President Trump" if they triumph at the November 2026 midterm elections.
The conservative presenter made the comment on her The Ingraham Angle show on Thursday, during a discussion with Texas Republican Representative Brandon Gill.
Newsweek contacted the Democratic Party for comment on Friday outside of regular office hours via its online inquiry form.
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Why It Matters
During his first term in office, President Trump was impeached twice, once over claims he abused his power to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate his domestic political opponents and the other following the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot. In both cases the Senate failed to meet the two-thirds threshold for a guilty verdict, so he remained in office.
Ahead of the 2024 presidential election both Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Trump suggested their rival was a threat to American democracy. A third impeachment bid against Trump would dramatically raise political tensions in the U.S. with his supporters likely viewing it as an act of persecution.
What to Know
Referring to the November 2026 elections on her show, Ingraham said that if "these midterms don't go the right way … the Democrats are already planning to impeach President Trump. That is the truth.
"Investigations are going to start and they're going to go to town on y'all, on the Republican Party."
A 26-second clip covering Ingraham's remarks was posted on X by the 'Acyn' account, which shares prominent footage related to American politics. It went viral on the platform receiving over 400,000 views and 2,200 likes.
On February 5, House Democrat Al Green said he was planning to file articles of impeachment against Trump after the president held a press conference at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during which he suggested the U.S. would "take over" Gaza and turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East" while resettling the Palestinian population.
Speaking on Tuesday after being ordered to leave Trump's address to a joint session of Congress for heckling, Green said: "I'm working on my articles of impeachment."
He added: "This president is unfit. He should not hold the office—34 felony convictions, two times impeached."
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According to the U.S. Constitution the president can be removed from office by Congress if he is found to have engaged in "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
The House of Representatives can start impeachment proceedings against a president if this is supported by a simple majority of its members. This triggers an impeachment trial in the Senate. If two-thirds or more of the Senate vote to convict, the president is removed from office, though this has never happened in American history.
In February 2020, Trump was acquitted on impeachment charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress as the Senate failed to reach the two-thirds threshold for a conviction. This followed claims he improperly threatened to withhold military aid from Ukraine unless the country investigated his political rivals.
Trump was also acquitted of inciting insurrection in a separate impeachment trial which took place in February 2021, following the previous month's storming of Congress by his supporters after he contested Joe Biden's presidential election win. In total, 57 Senators voted to convict while 43 found him not guilty, meaning the two-thirds threshold was not met.
What People Are Saying
Speaking to Newsweek about potential impeachment proceedings Harrison Fields, the White House deputy press secretary, said: "The Democrats continue to waste their time on publicity stunts that go against the wishes of the American people. President Trump was elected in a historic landslide to deliver his America First agenda and keep the promises he made on the campaign trail—Democrats can either get on board or keep losing elections."
In February Green said it is wrong to say it requires a criminal offense to impeach the president, commenting: "Many people assume that means a statutory offense. It does not, and the word misdemeanor means misdeeds. Aside from some minor offense, misdeeds are those things that will shock your conscience, so a president can literally be impeached for shocking one's conscience."
What Happens Next
The Republicans currently have a majority in both the House and Senate. Getting to a position where two-thirds of Senators would seriously consider impeachment after the 2026 midterm elections would be a tall order, and would almost certainly involve dramatic Democratic Party gains.
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