"Driving the news: "You've got to win the midterms," he said to an audience of House Republicans during their member retreat. "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 his first term impeachments were "for nothing." State of play: His remarks come on the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and days after the Trump administration's capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday."
"The speech was at the Kennedy Center, which Trump renamed to include his name after handpicking a new board. Flashback: Trump was impeached in 2019 over abuse of power and obstruction of justice allegations related to his conduct with Ukraine. He was impeached in 2021 for claims he incited the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Both of Trump's impeachments resulted in Senate acquittal."
Trump told House Republicans they must win the midterms to prevent opponents from finding a reason to impeach him again. He called his first-term impeachments "for nothing." The remarks coincided with the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and followed the Trump administration's reported capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The speech occurred at the Kennedy Center after a board change and renaming. Trump faced impeachment in 2019 over Ukraine-related abuse of power and obstruction allegations and in 2021 for claims he incited the Jan. 6 riot; both impeachments ended in Senate acquittal. Economic pessimism could signal midterm trouble for Republicans.
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