Overview
- Speaking to House Republicans at the newly renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, Trump said Democrats would "find a reason" to impeach him if the GOP loses the midterms.
- He framed the 2026 elections as decisive for his agenda and urged members to convert border, law-enforcement and tariff actions into campaign themes.
- Trump advised being "a little flexible" on the Hyde Amendment and abortion restrictions as a tactical move in health policy battles.
- He said he plans to meet executives from 14 health insurers and to convene major oil companies following the reported U.S. capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, pitching both as steps to lower costs.
- He highlighted Republicans’ razor-thin House majority after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation and Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s death, as Democrats voice new investigation talk without formal impeachment proceedings underway.