On Sunday, embattled Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) would not rule out prioritizing another impeachment effort against President Donald Trump if Democrats take back power in Congress after the 2026 midterm elections.
CNN anchor Dana Bash pressed Schumer on the question during an interview on “State of the Union,” noting how Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) said he “strongly” agreed that Trump needs to be impeached.
“Your colleague from Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff told voters at a town hall that he ‘strongly’ agrees that President Trump should be impeached. Do you agree with him? Would that be a priority if Democrats were to take back Congress?” Bash asked.
“Well, look, right now, President Trump is violating rule of law in every way,” Schumer claimed. “We’re fighting him every single day in every way. And our goal is to show the American people over and over again, whether it’s the economy, whether it’s tariffs, whether it’s Russia and overseas, and whether it’s rule of law, how bad he is. And two years is too far away to predict. Our job is day to day to day to show who Trump is, what he is doing. And it’s having an effect.”
Bash cut in as Schumer started talking about polls, “But you’re not ruling out … You’re not saying no?”
Schumer would not take a stance either way. “Look, it’s too far away to even judge,” he said.
Trump was impeached twice during his first term by the House, which was then controlled by the Democrats. One effort dealt with Ukraine, and the other with January 6. Both bids ended in acquittal by a GOP-led Senate.
Schumer, who is facing a crisis of confidence in his leadership after he refused to obstruct a GOP stopgap bill to avert a partial government shutdown earlier this year, insisted that he is staying put and sent a warning to Republicans.
“I’m fighting the fight every day, as is our caucus, in a united and successful way, as you have seen by your poll and other polls,” Schumer said. “We’re showing America how bad Trump is, and showing that Republicans who embrace Trump do so at their peril.”
