‘Dictator’ Trump Floats Idea of Canceling Midterm Elections
OK this is a yellow journalism site and make their money on sensationalism and trying to get the most click as soon as possible, but often I have found them to be really spot on when it comes to the tRump admin. So read with a grain of salt or the entire shaker but remember tRump keeps hinting at this all the time. He clearly doesn’t want to leave office. So he once did a riot insurrection to try to stay in power, what will he do now in his demented state of mind? Hugs
Donald Trump mused about canceling the 2026 midterms during his appearance before a room full of GOP lawmakers.
The president visited the Kennedy Center for the House Republican retreat, where he spoke about the looming election while also going off on a series of other topics.
Trump, 79, complained about even having to run against Democrats before floating the idea.
“I won’t say cancel the election, they should cancel the election because the fake news will say ‘he wants the elections canceled. He’s a dictator.’ They always call me a dictator,” Trump said with a smile.
He argued that “nobody’s worse than Obama and the people that surrounded Biden.”
President Donald Trump speaks during the House Republican Party member retreat at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2026.Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
It’s not the first time the president has made light of the idea of canceling a U.S. election.
Trump made the remarks on January 6, five years after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, as he continues to deny he lost the 2020 election.
Just before talking about calling for the midterms to be cancelled, Trump boasted about his first year back in office. He lamented that the party in power typically loses seats in the midterms.
“But even if it’s successful, they don’t win. I don’t know what it is. There’s something psychological, like you vote against,” Trump said.
The president went on to tout his 2024 election results, which included winning every swing state.
“But they say that when you win he presidency, you lose the midterm,” Trump told the lawmakers.
He told the group of Republicans that he wishes they could explain to him “what the hell is going on with the mind of the public because we have the right policy.”
Trump claimed during his more than an hour speech that he had provided Republicans with a “roadmap.”
“It’s a roadmap to victory. You have so many good nuggets. You have to use them,” Trump declared. “If you can sell them, we’re going to win.”
Trump encouraged Republican lawmakers to focus on favored nations, the border and take the health care issue “away from” Democrats as they look ahead to the midterms.
There were plenty of Trump’s signature hand gestures and ad-libbing during the event.MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images
The president claimed GOP lawmakers can own the issue of health insurance by giving the money to the people rather than insurance companies. However, he still has not provided specifics on a plan or a path forward in Congress.
Instead, Trump urged Republicans to be flexible, and it could be their issue.
“You could own health care. Figure it out!” Trump declared.
However, the president specifically mentioned flexibility when it came to the Hyde Amendment which bans using federal money for abortion. The comment has already gotten pushback from conservatives.
The president also issued a warning to Republicans. During his more than an hour-long remarks, Trump slammed Democrats for impeaching him twice during his first term.
“You gotta win the midterms,” Trump said. “Because if we don’t win the midterms, it’s just going to be, I mean, they’ll find a reason to impeach me. I’ll get impeached.”
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5 thoughts on “‘Dictator’ Trump Floats Idea of Canceling Midterm Elections”
I think many reasonable people began having concerns about future elections after POTUS’s ’24 campaign rallies when he told people to get out and vote for him, and they’d never have to vote again.
I don’t mind the Daily Beast, other than they don’t like my ad block, and it’s difficult to read their stuff without it. Thanks for posting it in full here.
Hi Ali. Your ad block triggers them? I use advert blockers both in my VPN and my Vivaldi browser and they don’t seem to catch it? Weird. Today it is so hard to figure out what will make a website work or wonk out as the entire objective is to gather all the data about us as possible. I hate that. I am glad you are able to view it. One advert blocker I always like was Ad Block Plus. But as I said I now have it in my NordVPN and my Vivaldi browser I don’t need the other.
I do have concerns as you say that may or may not be valid as states control elections but tRump’s DOJ has been trying hard to get blue states and blue city’s voter rolls data that legally they are not entitled to. The big question is why? The problem I see is not tRump cancelling the elections but he will try to suppress voting in any blue districts by voter roll purges or voter suppressions so that the democratic votes simply don’t count. Already we have seen the change in the post office date stamps which will mean that now votes may not be stamped when posted so not counted even if posted on time at the late end.
The fact is republicans and the right know their ideas and ways of governing are not popular with the public. If it was not for gerrymandering and voter suppression they would be a far more minority party. So rather than change their ideas, they change the system. So while they get large rural areas the democrats have to turn out in nearly impossible over whelming numbers to simply get a small majority win. It is not fair but it is the system. In the future if democrats ever get power they need to stop all gerrymandering and work on stopping voter suppression activities. I expect tRump will unleash ICE goons on blue state black voting areas this next elections to try to suppress or interfere with the voting. What do you think? Hugs
Yeah, I use Ad Block Plus. DS and friends recommended it back when they were in high school, and I just keep it. Daily Beast wants me to whitelist them; I try to read after allowing only for the page I’m on, but eventually, it crowds with stuff. RawStory is even worse about it; I don’t bother with theirs until I can find the story on Yahoo or somewhere.
Hi Ali. I wonder if you do the reload and stop it quickly trick if that would work. Other than that I can’t really think of anything because like I said I rarely get a block because of adverts and I don’t see them. Hugs
I can sometimes get a few paragraphs more read, on a refresh, if I’m ready to go, but the page still stops me. It’s not a big deal to me; here, you usually post the whole story anyway, so it’s golden.
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I think many reasonable people began having concerns about future elections after POTUS’s ’24 campaign rallies when he told people to get out and vote for him, and they’d never have to vote again.
I don’t mind the Daily Beast, other than they don’t like my ad block, and it’s difficult to read their stuff without it. Thanks for posting it in full here.
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Hi Ali. Your ad block triggers them? I use advert blockers both in my VPN and my Vivaldi browser and they don’t seem to catch it? Weird. Today it is so hard to figure out what will make a website work or wonk out as the entire objective is to gather all the data about us as possible. I hate that. I am glad you are able to view it. One advert blocker I always like was Ad Block Plus. But as I said I now have it in my NordVPN and my Vivaldi browser I don’t need the other.
I do have concerns as you say that may or may not be valid as states control elections but tRump’s DOJ has been trying hard to get blue states and blue city’s voter rolls data that legally they are not entitled to. The big question is why? The problem I see is not tRump cancelling the elections but he will try to suppress voting in any blue districts by voter roll purges or voter suppressions so that the democratic votes simply don’t count. Already we have seen the change in the post office date stamps which will mean that now votes may not be stamped when posted so not counted even if posted on time at the late end.
The fact is republicans and the right know their ideas and ways of governing are not popular with the public. If it was not for gerrymandering and voter suppression they would be a far more minority party. So rather than change their ideas, they change the system. So while they get large rural areas the democrats have to turn out in nearly impossible over whelming numbers to simply get a small majority win. It is not fair but it is the system. In the future if democrats ever get power they need to stop all gerrymandering and work on stopping voter suppression activities. I expect tRump will unleash ICE goons on blue state black voting areas this next elections to try to suppress or interfere with the voting. What do you think? Hugs
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Yeah, I use Ad Block Plus. DS and friends recommended it back when they were in high school, and I just keep it. Daily Beast wants me to whitelist them; I try to read after allowing only for the page I’m on, but eventually, it crowds with stuff. RawStory is even worse about it; I don’t bother with theirs until I can find the story on Yahoo or somewhere.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hi Ali. I wonder if you do the reload and stop it quickly trick if that would work. Other than that I can’t really think of anything because like I said I rarely get a block because of adverts and I don’t see them. Hugs
LikeLiked by 1 person
I can sometimes get a few paragraphs more read, on a refresh, if I’m ready to go, but the page still stops me. It’s not a big deal to me; here, you usually post the whole story anyway, so it’s golden.
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