President Trump says he does not expect Democrats to try impeaching him a third time, even if they win control of the House next year.
Story Overview
- Trump told CBS News correspondent Ross Douthat on 60 Minutes he “can’t imagine” a third impeachment attempt.
- He pointed to his own record, calling his first two years “the best two years in the history of the presidency.”
- Trump argued his two prior impeachments, in 2019 and after the January 6 Capitol riot, actually helped him politically.
- The comment came as Democrats made gains in the midterm elections and some party figures pushed for investigations and subpoenas.
What Trump Told 60 Minutes
Asked directly whether Democrats would impeach him again, Trump gave a short, confident answer. “I can’t imagine it, you know?” he said during the interview broadcast Sunday, November 8, 2026. When pressed on why, he turned the question back on his own performance, asking “What have I done?”
Does President Trump think Democrats will try to impeach him a third time?
“What have I done? I've had the best two years in the history of the presidency,” Trump responds. https://t.co/yeU4xzmmGy pic.twitter.com/VGe1Vhakj6
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) November 9, 2026
Trump did not stop at denial. He claimed his first two years back in office stand above every other presidency in American history. That is a sweeping claim, and the interview itself offers no polling or data to back it up. Still, it fits Trump’s long-running habit of framing every political fight as a win already in progress.
Why He Thinks Past Impeachments Helped Him
Trump also leaned on history. “They impeached me twice,” he said. “And there are those that say that worked out to my advantage.” The House impeached him once in 2019 and again after the Capitol riot on January 6. The Senate acquitted him both times. He did not name who believes the impeachments helped him, but the argument tracks with how his base has long viewed those fights: as attacks that backfired on his accusers.
The Midterm Backdrop Behind His Confidence
Trump’s remarks landed right after Democrats posted gains in the midterm elections, raising the odds they could retake the House in January. Some Democratic lawmakers have already called for investigations and subpoenas targeting members of the Trump administration, a path that often comes before any impeachment talk gets serious. Trump’s bet is that those efforts stall before reaching a floor vote.
How Impeachment Actually Works
The Constitution gives the House the sole power to start impeachment proceedings. The Senate alone decides whether to convict and remove a president from office. That split means a Democratic majority could investigate for months, issue subpoenas, and hold hearings without ever impeaching at all. It could also impeach while having zero realistic shot at the two-thirds Senate vote needed to convict.
History also works against the idea that impeachment is a popular tool, even when lawmakers pursue it. Research on public opinion shows impeachment proceedings rarely win broad support outside the party pushing them. The 1998 Clinton impeachment never cleared majority approval in national polling, and even the more widely supported 2019 Trump inquiry split the country closely. Impeachment tends to fire up partisans on both sides rather than change many minds.
That pattern matters here. Trump became the first president ever impeached twice, and both times the fights were defined by sharp partisan lines rather than persuasion. If Democrats do pursue a third attempt, the same dynamic is likely to repeat: strong approval from their own voters, strong disapproval from Trump’s, and little movement anywhere else. A conservative read of that history backs Trump’s wager that impeachment number three would cost Democrats more than it gains them.
What to Watch Next
The real test comes after the new Congress is seated in January. Watch whether Democratic leadership moves past subpoenas and investigations toward anything resembling articles of impeachment, and whether Trump’s prediction holds once his opponents actually hold the gavel. For now, his answer stands as a public bet that his record, and the lesson of two failed impeachments, will keep a third one off the table.
