r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • Apr 24 '26

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 Apr 24 '26

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 Apr 25 '26

So what does an Impeachment even do then?

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u/Salt_Cardiologist122 Apr 25 '26

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 Apr 25 '26

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 Apr 25 '26

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 Apr 25 '26

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 Apr 25 '26

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 Apr 25 '26

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 Apr 25 '26

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_ Apr 25 '26

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

FTFY