Trump says the US 'shouldn't even have an election' in 2026 because of all his accomplishments

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Independent

Thursday 15 January 2026 14:20 EST


President Donald Trump told Reuters the U.S. should not have an election later this year because of his accomplishments in office.

In a 30-minute interview with the outlet, Trump said he had accomplished so much in office that “when you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election” in 2026. Trump also expressed frustration that the Republican Party could lose control of the House of Representatives or Senate in the upcoming midterms, according to the outlet.

“It's some deep psychological thing, but when you win the presidency, you don't win the midterms,” Trump added.

Historical trends show that the president’s party typically loses seats in the House during midterm elections, according to Brookings. Recent polls have also shown that Democrats running for Congress currently have a modest advantage in the 2026 midterm elections, according to The New York Times’ poll aggregator.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-2026-election-interview-b2901450.html

[UpInArms]

1. The thing should not be confused with an actual human

With a functioning brain

[chouchou]

2. I'll give him an accomplishment...

..walk in front of a train.

[aka-chmeee]

33. I'll give him one real accomplishment...

He got Sam Brownback the hell out of Kansas,

[chouchou]

35. I understand. Didn't know much about Sam Brownback...spent 15 minutes about him (Just Now)

Excuse me....I need to puke.

[Bengus81]

44. It took Dem Gov Laura Kelly years to undo Brokeback almost bankrupting Kansas

We're on solid ground and have been for a number of years but this is Kelly's last year as Gov. Guarantee some RW Trump humping puke will be elected in November and we'll go right back to the days of Sam fucking Brownback.

[chouchou]

45. I get it. I remember in the past when Florida was (at least)..a minor paradise.

When the Republicans came, then and now, it's turned into aggravation reality. Horrible traffic, shitty traffic light systems.
Some of the Florida species are dying..thanks to over-population...and it's getting worse.

[underpants]

3. You heard Dear Leader MAGA, no elections this year.

Don’t believe all reports you hear about them on Lane stream media or those fake commercials. It’s all a Soros funded HOAX.
No need to vote this year.

See ya in 2028

[Fiendish Thingy]

4. He can see his future...and it terrifies him.

Multiple impeachments and investigations, as well as impeachment hearings for most of his cabinet.

And he can’t do anything to stop it.

Blue Tsunami gonna cause a Brown Tsunami in Donnie’s trousers.

[patphil]

5. When Trump says things like this, you need to pay attention.

This is no bullshit. He doesn't want to have elections because he knows the Republicans will loose the House, and possibly the Senate also.
This would make it hard for him to pursue his agenda....better to not have elections at all from his point of view.
Add to that his statements about invoking the insurrection act against demonstrators in Minnesota, and you've got a pretty good idea of his actual intentions.

[electric_blue68]

24. Oh, I take him seriously, and his cabal.

Hopefully with all the efforts of The States, activists fighting voter disqualification, GOTV, white hat hackers keeping an eye on the tabulators etc - we will have a fair election in 2026; hopefully taking The House, and maybe The Senate.

Of course, Mother Narure could solve some of our delima before then.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

6. Once again..if Obama or Biden said such a thing!!

Faux nooze won't even cover the remarks

[Blue Owl]

7. PEDOPHILE PROTECTOR!

And probably a PEDOPHILE himself!!!

RELEASE THE FILES!

[hadEnuf]

8. Yup. And now it starts. Trial balloon statement.

MAGA of course will love the idea, as they will lap up whatever drops out of Trump and soon it will be "all patriots agree".

This evil dictator needs to be gone.

[OldBaldy1701E]

20. Yes, indeed. Now, watch how the media words their coverage of it as time progresses. (n/t)

[relogic]

9. Any number of catastrophic invasions or missile launches to Cuba, Venezuela, Greenland,

an insurmountable pandemic, economic collapse, assassination of senators, cabinet members, bomb explosion in the SC Building etc. in the panoply of created turmoil. Just imagine any single or cumulative events within the duration of just a day or week that can facilitate the suspension or obliteration of true, representative government.

Have we ever been more destined to loose our 250 year experiment than now? Bush Jr. couldn’t make it happen (or should we state Cheney couldn’t outright). However, what an unattractive specimen we’ve empowered to be our All American Dictator.

[wiggs]

10. The Independent is willing to publish this important story. Don't see anything in NYT. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Ironically, Reuters did the actual interview

and apparently dismissed those comments in their own reporting, instead focusing on other stuff he said.

People (and media) need to stop dismissing his comments now in this 2nd term because he has shown that he WILL carry out the most dystopian types of threats.

[Paladin]

11. Is that a threat? (nt)

[Javaman]

12. and away we go...

no midterms.

[Bayard]

15. Trial balloon to see if anyone notices this huge threat to democracy

How many rethuglicans will support it?

[purr-rat beauty]

14. Time to Impeach and Beyond

He no longer believes in Democracy

He is unwilling or incapable of protecting and upholding the Constitution

[young_at_heart]

17. Rachel Maddow had a list of his crimes

But.....as time went by the list grew and grew and got so huge that she had no more room to write the violations down and had to give up. I wonder what the number would be now??

[Initech]

48. What accomplishments? Destroying the East Wing?

Turning the Rose Garden into a weird Live Laugh Love version of itself? WTF?

[Kid Berwyn]

16. He's right.

"Trump is a fucking moron." -- Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State during Trump's first term in office.

[young_at_heart]

18. That seems to be a "badge of honor"

to quite a few Americans.....mostly men, I think!

[FakeNoose]

43. Ol' Rex has been strangely quiet for the last 7 or 8 years

Luckily his longtime friendship with Putin has kept him safe and sound, regardless of Chump's ill will.

[tanyev]

19. Oh, it's a deep psychological thing, alright.

You want something named after you, Donny? After you’re gone, every psychologist in the world will be trained on the President Donald J. Trump Personality Disorder Scale. All your speeches and social media posts and transcripts of your meetings will be standard curriculum material in their training. Their professors will tell them they will probably never again see someone as disordered as you, which is entirely for the best.

[RussBLib]

21. did he even bother to mention his "accomplishments" in that article?

Let me guess:

closed the border

brought down the price of eggs and gas under $2.00/gallon

he ended 10-13 wars, give or take 10-13

massive tax cuts to the already wealthy

banned transgender people from everywhere

destroyed the nations health infrastructure

Who needs an election after all that?

https://russblib.blogspot.com

[BumRushDaShow]

22. You forgot a couple

destroyed "the deep state", thus "saving" a negative $10 billion dollars
defunded "Woke DEI" in government, schools, corporations, institutions

[tavernier]

23. He's right.

We should all march over to his house, stuff him in a bag and throw him in the ocean.

[Oneironaut]

25. He's going to try to cancel the election

Look for “riots” this summer if he thinks he’s going to lose.

[J_William_Ryan]

26. "Trump says the US 'shouldn't even have an election' in 2026."

Trump Cult members will claim Trump is ‘just kidding.’

That Trump is just ‘trolling the libs.’

[johnnyfins]

27. HE FUCKING SAID IT!!!!

Sit around and talk about him saying it, or get to work.

This is CONFIRMATION of this asshole's plans.

What are YOU going to do about it?

[samnsara]

29. please tell ME

[samnsara]

28. with him we need a public flogging

.....and Molly to play...

[truthisfreedom]

30. He spelled 2024 wrong.

As well as “Biden’s accomplishments.”


When Melanie renegotiate her prenup, it must have really gotten under his orange skin because he’s still incredibly bitter and lashing out at everyone.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

31. Ah the joys of senility

[Sneederbunk]

32. But the voters are dead set on showing their love to the Regugs.

[the nelm]

34. Name one - name one thing that you've done that has had a net positive impact on the majority...

of citizens in this country, like for instance lowering consumer prices as you promised, that can be verified independently beyond just your say so. We'll wait...

[Trueblue1968]

37. DonOLD Rump does nothing good. He is Evil to the core. As in Satanic evil.

[Trueblue1968]

36. Criminal. Against the constitution !!!!

[timms139]

38. We should have

one by the end of January to remove him and the republicans in congress.

[Gymbo]

39. Trump Translation:

You will never see the Epstein Files, even if I have to start a nuclear war.

[oldmanlynn]

40. How in the world do Dems only have a modest advantage

All the damage that trump and republicans are doing and we only have a modest advantage?

[BumRushDaShow]

41. Many states were already gerrymandered

before the latest effort to do even more in some of the red states (slowly being countered by Democrats doing and looking at ways to do the same in their blue states). But those already-gerrymandered red states planning to do more, are now actually weakening their solid red districts.

So it will be a coin toss on how that pans out and a lot will have to do with whether a (D) is on EVERY ballot in those new districts (many many red districts have had no (D)s running in them).

[QueerDuck]

42. Will the 2A militia-types see this as a positive sign, or something requiring them to take action on their own?

How does this fit in with the gun-rights crowd?

[Bengus81]

46. Fuck that POS,you want to see this Country on fire? Where do those pussies Republicants in Congress

stand on this statement. Dems should pressure the hell out of them next week,instead of letting this blow over as Trump being Trump.

[Initech]

47. He has accomplished nothing and destroyed everything. He must be fired.

[Blumancru]

49. Upon careful thought, I agree with him, we shouldn't have midterms.

And if those rascally states insist on having them, all good MAGAts should show their displeasure by boycotting the election.
In fact, we shouldn’t have presidential elections either. And since they are run by the states, Red states can choose to not have presidential elections any more, and Blue states can keep having them. States rights, you know.
Of course, this changes the number of electoral votes it will take to win…..

[Grins]

50. "When you think of it," you shouldn't be president!

You should be in prison.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

51. MaddowBlog-Trump muses on midterms: 'When you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election'

Every time the president talks about not having elections, his authoritarian vision comes into sharper focus

Trump told Reuters this week, “When you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election.”

This wasn’t a one-off: He’s made similar comments too many times before, making his overt hostility toward democracy plain. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-01-15T16:33:40.462Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-muses-on-midterms-when-you-think-of-it-we-shouldnt-even-have-an-election

This week, the Republican raised a similar observation during an Oval Office interview with Reuters’ Steve Holland — but this time, Trump offered one additional thought. From the Reuters report:

The president expressed frustration that his Republican Party could lose control of the U.S. House of Representatives or the Senate in this year’s midterm elections, citing historical trends that have seen the party in power lose seats in the second year of a presidency.

‘It’s some deep psychological thing, but when you win the presidency, you don’t win the midterms,’ Trump said. He boasted that he had accomplished so much that ‘when you think of it, we shouldn’t even have an election.’

Trump’s incessant focus on the historical pattern seems designed to avoid blame: If and when Republicans fare poorly, the president apparently wants to be able to say, “No one should blame me, this is what always happens.”.....

A year earlier, in the run-up to Election Day 2024, the then-candidate reflected on his professed popularity and asked, “So why are we having an election?”

Conservatives are likely to see the quote Trump offered to Reuters and shrug, brushing it off as a harmless aside. But throughout his career, he’s repeatedly rejected the idea that Americans can resolve their differences at the ballot box and asserted that he’d only accept election results that align with his hopes and expectations.

Every time he muses about the United States not having elections, his authoritarian vision comes into sharper focus.

This was NOT a joke. trump does NOT have a sense of humor and does NOT tell jokes