Following Their Victory, The Democrats Intend To Impeach Trump

5.11.2026, 8:59
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The political standoff is just beginning.

Democrats want to hold the Donald Trump administration accountable, according to TVN24 reports.

“If anyone thinks the campaign is over and that American politics will finally calm down, they are deeply mistaken. The political showdown is just beginning: incumbent President Donald Trump will persistently push forward with his existing initiatives, while the new Democratic majority in Congress will try to stop him,” the TV channel notes.

Both experts and Republican voters have no doubt that this will be a difficult time for Donald Trump. “I feel like the next two years are going to be tough. They’ll try to impeach Trump, and, to be honest, I can’t blame them for that. I think we lost because of him,” said 27-year-old Republican voter Brandon Morris.

During the first two years of his term, Donald Trump had nearly complete control over Congress, as Republicans held majorities in both chambers and rarely opposed the president’s decisions. However, Democrats are already saying that the next two years of his presidency won’t look like that.

“Now we’ll have a Congress that understands it doesn’t work for the president, the vice president, or the Supreme Court. It works for you, for all the American people,” said House Democratic Leader Hakim Jeffries.

By taking control of the House of Representatives, the Democrats have gained the ability to block most of Donald Trump’s legislative initiatives. At the same time, they will be able to more effectively advance their own bills, as they have already stated.

First and foremost, they want to restore health insurance subsidies, repeal tariffs, and pressure the president to end the war with Iran.

The new balance of power in Congress and Donald Trump’s weakening position may prompt some Republicans to cooperate with the Democrats.

“More level-headed Republicans—who, in a sense, have been silenced by Trump’s supporters, who have taken over the Republican Party—may be able to express their views more freely,” said Professor Paulina Matera, head of the Department of American Studies and Mass Media at the University of Łódź.

The Democratic Party will also take control of committees in the House of Representatives and the Senate, and Robert Garcia — a California congressman set to chair the committee responsible for conducting investigations — warned Republicans on Tuesday to “hire lawyers.”

“Democrats will now have the authority to hold hearings, subpoena witnesses, and demand the production of documents as part of their committees’ work,” CNN reporter Manu Raju reported.

“They plan to launch investigations into President Trump,” he added.

The committees may target the business interests of Donald Trump’s family, his decision to start a war with Iran, or the case of Jeffrey Epstein, but, according to media reports, one of the first targets of the Democrats’ investigations could be Elon Musk or Defense Secretary Pete Hagseth. Republicans are warning that they will block the Democrats’ actions.

“If the next two years are marked by revenge and the use of procedures for political battles, Americans will suffer as a result. But we will do everything we can to prevent that from happening. Republicans in the House will serve as a bulwark to stop such actions,” assured House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Majority for Impeachment

Control of the Senate, in turn, will give Democrats the ability to block Donald Trump’s appointments, particularly to judicial positions and to his cabinet. A majority in both chambers also allows them to initiate impeachment proceedings—that is, to bring charges against the president and members of his administration.

However, removing them from office requires the support of two-thirds of the senators present in the chamber, which, given the current balance of power, would be extremely difficult, but the Democrats have not ruled out such steps.

“We cannot allow another two years to pass without holding this administration accountable. Some want to focus primarily on President Trump, but there are other members of his administration who must be held accountable for their actions,” said California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla.

Trump Wants to Cooperate with Democrats

Even gaining control of both chambers of Congress does not give Democrats full control of the government, since the U.S. president still has the right to veto laws passed by Congress, a veto that can only be overridden by a two-thirds majority in both chambers simultaneously.

Donald Trump had hinted that he would be willing to use his veto power, but after the election, in an interview with The New York Times, he stated that his administration would cooperate with the Democrats.

“Instead of the confrontational rhetoric we’ve heard previously from the White House, Trump is now hinting that it might be possible to reach some kind of agreement and work something out together,” — confirmed CNN reporter Katie Holmes.

In a conversation with Politico, the U.S. president also acknowledged that he does not want to “just sit around and veto everything” for two years, and that Democrats have reportedly already called him regarding future cooperation.

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