Trump Urges Republicans to Unite: "If We Lose Midterms, I'll Be Impeached Again"...Hints at Meeting with Oil Companies

Calls for Republican Unity Ahead of November Midterms
Accelerating Efforts to Secure Venezuelan Oil Interests

President Donald Trump of the United States has called for unity among Republican lawmakers, warning that he could face impeachment again if the opposition Democratic Party secures a majority in Congress in the upcoming midterm elections this November. At the same time, he revealed plans to meet with American oil companies, signaling his intention to secure Venezuelan oil interests to lower energy prices.

Donald Trump, President of the United States. Photo by AFP Yonhap News

On the 6th (local time), President Trump met with Republican members of the House of Representatives at the Trump-Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., stating, "We absolutely must win the midterm elections," and added, "If not, they will find a reason to impeach me, and eventually I will be impeached."

He referenced the historical trend of the ruling party struggling in midterm elections, but attributed this not to policy failures but to issues with voter perception. President Trump said, "Our policies are correct, but I wish someone would explain why public opinion is like this," expressing dissatisfaction with his low approval ratings in recent polls. Nevertheless, he expressed confidence that the Republican Party would achieve a "historic victory" in this election.

In the midterm elections scheduled for November 3, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and one-third of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested. According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), since World War II, there have only been two instances where the ruling party increased its seats in the House during midterm elections: under President Bill Clinton in 1998 and President George W. Bush in 2002. This is seen as evidence that the midterm elections have strongly served as a referendum on the administration in power.

In his speech that day, President Trump highlighted his administration's achievements over the past year, including strengthened immigration enforcement, the imposition of large-scale tariffs, lowering drug prices, and passing tax cut legislation. He specifically urged Republican lawmakers to promote these policies more aggressively. "You have tremendous ammunition, and your job is to sell it to the voters," he said, emphasizing, "We need to bring all the issues we've discussed, including borders and trade, to the forefront, and now we must take the healthcare issue away from being a target for Democratic attacks." Regarding the tax cut legislation, he added, "There are so many benefits that it must be widely publicized."

President Trump's "impeachment warning" is a remark made with his past experiences in mind. During his first term, he was impeached twice. At the time, the Democratic Party, which held the majority in the House, passed articles of impeachment in 2019 on the grounds that President Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate his political rivals, including former Vice President Joe Biden. In 2021, he was impeached again for allegedly inciting his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6, following his defeat in the presidential election. However, in both cases, the Senate did not reach the two-thirds majority required to convict and remove him from office, so the impeachments were ultimately unsuccessful.

Additionally, President Trump announced that he would soon meet with American oil companies regarding the ongoing tensions surrounding Venezuela. "As you know, this is an oil drilling issue," he said, "and through this, the actual price will go down significantly."

In the past, U.S. oil companies invested in Venezuela, but withdrew after their assets were seized under the oil industry nationalization policy implemented by former President Hugo Chavez. President Trump's remarks are interpreted as a plan to recover losses through reinvestment in Venezuela's oil infrastructure and to induce a drop in energy prices by increasing the supply of Venezuelan crude oil. Although Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, its share of global oil supply remains at about 1 percent.