The President of the United States, Donald Trump, assured this Wednesday that he is not worried about the possibility of facing a third impeachment, after the Democrats regained control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections held this Tuesday.
During a meeting with journalists at the White House, Trump was questioned about the possibility that his political opponents might try to impeach him.
“No, no, not even a little bit”, replied the leader, according to a video shared by an official account.
The president stated that a new impeachment process would have negative consequences for the Democratic Party itself, which has just achieved significant electoral victories.
“I believe it would destroy the Democratic Party if they did that, because it would be an impeachment without any reason. Why? Because of having a successful country?”, he stated.
Trump added that, in his opinion, the United States is going through its best economic and political moment.
"Our country is now more successful than at any other time in its history," were the president's exact words.
The statements were made during a visit to the construction site of the new White House ballroom, in a appearance before journalists following the legislative elections.
In that same meeting, the president left the door open for negotiations with the Democrats, although he warned that he would use his presidential powers to block any initiatives he rejected.
“I will likely get along well with the Democrats, unless they want to be destructive. But I hold the power of veto,” he stated.
The issue of impeachment becomes relevant after the Democratic Party secured majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate, which will allow its lawmakers to initiate investigations and exert greater control over the Republican administration when the new Congress takes office in January 2027.
However, Democratic leaders have not announced the initiation of a new impeachment process against Trump.
Hakeem Jeffries, the leader of the Democrats in the House of Representatives, asserted this Wednesday that no member of his caucus had brought up the idea of starting an impeachment process.
Jeffries indicated that his priorities focus on reducing the cost of living and holding the government accountable. While he had previously avoided completely ruling out the possibility of an impeachment, he had not committed to promoting it either.
Trump's current position is very different from the warning he issued on January 7, when he stated that the Democrats would seek to impeach him if the Republicans lost the midterm elections.
"We have to win the midterm elections because, if we don't win, they will simply find a reason to oust me. They will oust me," he stated then before Republican lawmakers.
Trump knows this procedure: He is the only president in the history of the United States to have been impeached twice by the House of Representatives, both during his first term, from 2017 to 2021.
The first process began in December 2019, when the House of Representatives accused him of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress for his dealings related to Ukraine and the investigations he sought into then-presidential candidate Joe Biden.
The Senate acquitted him on February 5, 2020, of both charges, as the two-thirds majority required for conviction and removal was not reached.
The second procedure took place in January 2021, following the Capitol assault led by Trump supporters on the 6th of that month, while Congress was preparing to certify Joe Biden's electoral victory.
On January 13, the House of Representatives approved a second impeachment against Trump, this time for incitement of insurrection, with 232 votes in favor and 197 against, including the favorable votes from ten Republican lawmakers.
The Senate acquitted him again on February 13, 2021, after he had already left the Presidency. Although 57 senators voted to convict him and 43 against, the two-thirds majority required by the U.S. Constitution was not reached.
The constitutional procedure establishes that the House of Representatives can approve an article of impeachment by a simple majority, while a conviction in the Senate requires the backing of two-thirds of the senators present. Therefore, controlling both chambers does not guarantee that the Democrats can remove the president.
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