Trump Suggests U.S. 'Shouldn't Even Have' November Midterms

[malaise]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/01/15/trump-suggests-us-shouldnt-even-have-november-midterms/

President Donald Trump said he thinks the U.S. “shouldn’t even have” midterms in November, according to an interview with Reuters published Thursday, ramping up his attacks on the upcoming election after repeatedly expressing alarm about the possibility of Republicans losing control of Congress.


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Trump claimed to Reuters that because of his administration’s many accomplishments during his second term, “When you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election [in November].”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt later claimed Thursday that Trump was “simply joking” and “speaking facetiously” by saying that, telling reporters the president was saying, “We’re doing such a great job … maybe we should just keep rolling.”
Democrats are favored to make gains in Congress in November, based on polling and historical trends showing the party that’s not in the White House typically does better in midterm elections, with Trump lamenting that pattern and claiming “it's some deep psychological thing.”

———.
He was NOT fucking joking.

Impeach

[rampartd]

1. jokes are funny

this is not funny. it is a gun pointed at us as they laugh.

[hedda_foil]

2. Leading up to cancelling all federal elections ever. Hail the President for Life of Trumpistan.

[EdmondDantes_]

5. There are no federal elections

If red states want to cancel their elections they will have very few members in the House and lose 20+ Senators due to the end of their terms.

[hedda_foil]

7. Of course you are correct. The states run the elections for their candidates for federal offices.

[Soul_of_Wit]

3. He doesn't want to break his own record

I wonder how many Americans are laughing about the "great job" this administration is doing. Donald is worried that he'll break his own record when he is impeached a third time.

[leftstreet]

4. That's an impeachable statement right there n/t

[malaise]

6. Yep

Ari opens with this

[thought crime]

8. Just a harmless joke...wink, wink, nod, nod

It's a command.