House Speaker Mike Johnson warned Sunday that if Democrats regain control of the House in 2026, they would move swiftly to impeach President Donald Trump, potentially within the first week of the new Congress, Breitbart reported.
Speaking on ABC’s “This Week” with host Jonathan Karl, the Louisiana Republican argued that retaining a Republican House majority in the 2026 midterm elections is critical to the success of Trump’s administration.
“If the Democrats took over control of the House, I guarantee you that they would try to impeach President Trump in the first week of that new Congress in January ’27,” Johnson said. “And that would be a disaster for the country, for our public policy, for the economy, and everything else.”
Karl’s question centered on billionaire Elon Musk’s recent political comments and potential threats to support primary challenges against Republicans. Johnson responded by defending Trump and the GOP’s agenda, which he said aligns more closely with Musk’s business goals.
“I think Elon knows, at the end of the day, the reason he got involved to help President Trump win and to help Republicans win the majority in the House and the Senate is because he understands that our policies are better for human flourishing, they’re better for the U.S. economy, they’re better for everything that he’s involved in with his innovation and job creation and entrepreneurship,” Johnson said.
“The other team’s policies are not good for those things. And he knows that at the end of the day,” he said.
“And I think when the emotion settles down, I think he’ll recognize we have no choice. We have to hold the House majority in the 2026 mid-term election, and we will because we’ve got to allow President Trump four full years, not just two,” he added.
The comments come amid a cooling of tensions between Trump and Musk following a recent spat that spilled across social media. Speaking anonymously, two White House officials said both camps seek to deescalate after a contentious exchange that saw Musk suggest impeachment. Trump responded with threats to sever federal contracts with Musk’s companies, according to Politico.
“He’s stopped posting, but that doesn’t mean he’s happy,” one official said about Trump’s apparent hiatus from making statements about Musk on Truth Social.
“The future of their relationship is totally uncertain,” said another official familiar with the situation. Both aides say neither Trump nor Musk wants to continue the public feud, though their personal relationship remains strained.
While Trump and Musk have paused their war of words, the political stakes continue to rise.
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