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.”

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