Trump called the first two years of his second term the best in US history and dismissed the threat of impeachment

US President Donald Trump said in an interview with the program 60 Minutes that he cannot imagine being impeached for a third time, calling the first two years of his second term the best in the history of the American presidency. CBS News published the transcript of the conversation with journalist Ross Douthat. The question became relevant after the Democrats won a majority in both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections on November 3.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 10 November 2026 at 03:552 min read

The key facts

Trump answered the question of a possible third impeachment: I cannot imagine it. Listen, what have I done?
To support his assessment of his term, the president cited the economy, the stock market, and the number of rally attendees
Earlier, the House of Representatives impeached Trump twice — in December 2019 and January 2021; both times the Senate acquitted him

Answer to the question of impeachment

US President Donald Trump said he cannot imagine being impeached for a third time, calling the first two years of his second term the best in the history of the American presidency. This was reported by Life.ru citing the transcript of an interview with the program 60 Minutes, published by CBS News. When Ross Douthat, a journalist for The New York Times and 60 Minutes, asked whether the House of Representatives could initiate impeachment again, Trump replied: I cannot imagine it. Listen, what have I done?

The president's arguments and context

To support his assessment, Trump pointed to economic indicators and the stock market. When Douthat asked him about public opinion, the president pointed to the number of attendees at his rallies. The question of impeachment is not new to Trump: during his first term, the House of Representatives impeached him twice — in December 2019 and January 2021 — and on both occasions the Senate acquitted him.

A new balance of power in Congress

The question of a third impeachment took on practical significance after the midterm elections on November 3: according to Life.ru, the Democrats won a majority in both chambers of Congress, and the new composition will begin work in January 2027. Thus, Trump's assessment of his own term came against the backdrop of both chambers of the legislature passing into the control of the opposition party — it is precisely this circumstance that makes the impeachment scenario a subject of discussion, although the president himself rules it out. The Democrats' reaction and their plans regarding the new composition of Congress are not disclosed in the published materials.