*Losing 2026 midterms will trigger far more than impeachment fight
*Left side will weaponize every congressional committee into sweeping investigations
*“A Democratic-controlled Congress would turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body and do nothing all day, every day… but go after the president, his family, his cabinet… donors in the party, big figures in business and industry”-JOHNSON cry out at the Faith and Freedom Coalition
*BY SOLA OBAFEMI ADEWALE/CONGRESSIONAL REPORTER, NAIJA STANDARD NEWSPAPER INC USA, reporting LIVE from Washington DC
THERE is tension presently in the Republican Party, in the United States of America over the possible fear that Democrats will win over the Congress in a landslide scale come midterm elections on November 3rd, 2026, and in less than 3 weeks from now after winners would have emerged, they will all be in a hot soup of flurry of testimonial appearances in Washington DC facing various scrutinies.
*PICTURE: SPEAKER, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MIKE JOHNSON
House Speaker Mike Johnson has told voters and Republican activists that losing the 2026 midterms would trigger far more than an impeachment fight, warning that Democrats would launch sweeping investigations into President Donald Trump’s family, cabinet and donors.
Speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “Road to Majority” conference, Johnson said impeachment would be the least of Republicans’ worries if Democrats retake the House.
“If we were to lose the midterms, heaven forbid, these Democrats, y’all, impeachment’s not even the big concern,” Johnson said.
In earlier remarks to Republicans, Johnson described the threat going beyond impeachment entirely, saying Democrats would weaponize every congressional committee against Trump’s inner circle. He reportedly told the closed-door gathering, “I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you,” framing the GOP majority as a shield for the administration.
Johnson has repeated the warning in multiple settings, telling one audience that a Democratic-controlled Congress would “turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body” and “do nothing all day, every day… but go after the president, his family, his cabinet… donors in the party, big figures in business and industry. There is fear everywhere.”
*PICTURE: HOUSE SPEAKER, MIKE JOHNSON WARNING OF THE MIDTERM ELECTION DANGER
Democrats have pushed back on the framing. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, responded bluntly that Johnson is “not wrong” about the likelihood of investigations, effectively confirming the scrutiny Johnson is warning against rather than disputing it.
*PICTURE: FROM LEFT: MINORITY & DEMOCRATIC LEADER, HOUSE OF REP., HAKEEM JEFFERIES IN A HANDSHAKE WITH SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, MIKE JOHNSON (A LIKELY CHANGE OF BATON ON NOV 3RD MIDTERM ELECTION)
Columbia University political scientist Robert Y. Shapiro told Newsweek that such investigations reflect real concerns given the volume of alleged misdeeds, and suggested Johnson’s warning is partly aimed at mobilizing the Republican base ahead of November.
Republicans currently hold a narrow House majority, and control of the chamber remains uncertain heading into the midterms.
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