US EditionTrump Suggests U.S. ‘Shouldn’t Even Have’ November Midterms
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump told Reuters he thinks the U.S. `shouldn't even have` midterms, voicing frustration that Republicans might lose control of Congress in November.
- Trump told House Republicans earlier this month that Democrats would find a reason to impeach me if they regain congressional control, urging them to win midterms after Representative Al Green's Dec. 10, 2025 impeachment resolution was tabled 237-140.
- Trump also pushed the SAVE Act, while claiming `Now, I won't say cancel the election, they should cancel the election, because the fake news will say, 'He wants the elections canceled,'` amid RealClear Polling showing Democrats 46.4% versus Republicans 42.1%.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that Trump was speaking facetiously, while federal law bars any president from cancelling elections set by Congress and run by state and local election officials, and critics warn his voter-fraud claims risk eroding election trust.
- Nov. 3, 2026 is the scheduled date for the midterms, with Polymarket prediction market showing a 44% chance of a balance of power and Republicans pursuing redistricting efforts.
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Leavitt Derides Reporters for Expressing Concerns Over Trump’s Desire to Cancel Midterms
In an interview with Reuters on Wednesday, President Donald Trump signaled he was upset that congressional elections will be taking place later this year, as they could potentially disrupt his agenda in the second half of his term. In comments seeking to manage people’s expectations for the Republican Party in the midterms, Trump seemed to acknowledge a well-known pattern: that the party of… Source
Trump Sets Expectations Again, Predicts GOP Midterm Wipeout in November
Meanwhile, on a different planet, Richard Hudson is “very bullish,” according to the New York Post Once again, Donald Trump is setting expectations about a coming midterm disaster for the Republican House majority. Last week, in a strange attempt to explain away his plummeting job approval numbers, Trump opined to Sean Hannity that the party in power historically suffers defeat – under both Democratic and Republican presidents. Now, it seems h…
Trump Whines That He Has ‘Accomplished So Much’ That ‘We Shouldn’t Even Have An Election’
The American experiment in democracy is facing some its most dire challenges during the second occupation of the White House by Donald Trump. He has never been an advocate of government “of, by, and for the people,” and he isn’t about to embrace those principles now. Click here to post this article on Twitter or Click here to post on Bluesky Abraham Lincoln’s hopes expressed in the Gettysburg Address couldn’t be more urgently needed today as the…
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