Former President Donald Trump is reportedly worried that he could be impeached again if he loses support in Congress after the midterm elections, according to one of his own pollsters.
Trump has been moving very quickly to push through major changes, surprising many political experts with how aggressively he’s been acting since returning to office. A person who was considered for a high-level job in his administration told NBC News that Trump is determined to do as much as possible in the next two years, even if others are advising him to slow down. This person, who didn’t want to be named, said Trump wasn’t very open to the idea of being cautious.
If Republicans lose their majority in Congress in the next elections, it would be much harder for Trump to carry out his plans. His team understands this and sees the next year and a half as critical. John McLaughlin, a Republican pollster who works with Trump, said that the former president learned during his first term that if he doesn’t act fast, he may never get the chance. McLaughlin also said Trump knows that if he loses control of the House and Senate again, there’s a good chance he’ll be impeached again too.
NBC News questioned whether this fast-paced approach is actually working. The flurry of decisions is creating a lot of confusion among the public, who are unsure about what exactly Trump has done and whether his actions are lasting.
McLaughlin said Trump is trying to fix many big problems at the same time, but most of them are complicated and take time to solve. Still, the chances of Trump slowing down are very low. “That’s just not who he is,” McLaughlin said.
Meanwhile, Americans are starting to feel uneasy about the economy. A report from the University of Michigan shows that consumer confidence dropped 11% from last month and 34% from the same time last year. More people now believe unemployment will go up in the coming year than at any time since the 2009 financial crisis.
