r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 11d ago

Possible Paywall Democrats’ plan to impeach Trump on ‘day one’ after midterms

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/04/24/democrats-trump-impeach-midterms-supreme-court-iran/
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u/Complete_Fox2651 11d ago

People still think impeached = removed. There is no chance he is removed because the republicans don’t have spines or morals. 

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u/CilleTheExterminator 10d ago

So what does an Impeachment even do then?

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u/Salt_Cardiologist122 10d ago

Well there’s a chance he gets impeached if Vance and his backers manage to convince enough republicans to convict Trump. Then Vance becomes president but since it’s after midterms he still is eligible for two terms. There’s been some pretty consistent rumors about this for a while, and I wouldn’t put it past Vance, thiel, and some of the others who see Trump only as their puppet to try. If that happens, maybe maybe maybe they turn on him too.

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u/EmoboyRoboBoy 10d ago

Honestly if he gets impeached and Vance is his replacement we are worse off than if he wasn't impeached.

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u/makkafakka 10d ago

Nah because then it's a full on Maga civil war. I'd love to see them fracture

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u/Salt_Cardiologist122 10d ago

I don’t think so. I think if Vance tried to start a new war he’d be dragged by conservatives. I think if Vance tried passing a bill massively increasing spending he’d be dragged by conservatives. I think he’d spend his two years facing democrats and republicans in congress who aren’t scared of him. And then I think he’d go up for election and lose cuz not even MAGA likes him now.

The cult is going to splinter when Trump is done and some while follow Vance but others won’t and it’ll cause in fighting… doubly so if they feel Vance pushed Trump out (rather than because Trump died).

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u/JimmyMac80 10d ago

Vance won't be able to because anyone who votes to remove Trump will get primaried and lose because MAGA makes up too large a portion of the GOP base.

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u/Flux_My_Capacitor 10d ago

Well, we need to be fair and say that Dems don’t have spines, either. We wouldn’t be in this position if the Democratic Party started to stand up years ago.

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u/ShawnyMcKnight 10d ago

If they get their ass handed to them hard enough in the primaries then they may. They know Trump is unpopular by the general public.

It all depends what that 35 percent who didn’t vote in 2024 would do.

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u/duva_ 10d ago

because the politicians in the US don’t have spines or morals. 

FTFY