President Trump has urged Republicans to campaign on strengthening border security, opposing transgender athletes in women’s sports and supporting tax cuts as priorities.
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump encouraged House Republicans to campaign on his priorities this year, including border security, opposition to transgender athletes and tax cuts, as losing control of the House could lead to another impeachment.
“This is the path to victory,” President Trump said. “You have a lot of good stuff. You have to use it.”
Trump’s speech at the facility, which has been renamed the Trump Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, kicked off a midterm election year in which he will not be on the ballot. But he encouraged House Republicans to campaign on their priorities to avoid the tradition of the president’s party losing seats in midterm elections.
President Trump said, “We have to win the midterm elections.” “If we don’t win the midterm elections, they’ll find a reason to impeach me.”
House Democrats impeached Trump twice during his first term, and the Senate acquitted him both times, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict him.
The first impeachment targeted relations with Ukraine. The second accused him of inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. His speech came on the fifth anniversary of the riots.
“They impeached me for no reason,” Trump said.
While he spoke, House Democrats held an informal hearing on the January 6 riot.
“Five years ago today, on January 6th, a violent mob brutally attacked the U.S. Capitol,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on social media. “Their mission was to overturn a free and fair election. We will never tolerate betrayal by extremists.”
President Trump’s tightening of border security is preventing immigrants from entering the country without legal permission. He opposed transgender athletes participating in women’s sports and ordered the government to recognize only the two genders assigned at birth. And he pushed for legislation approved by Congress in July to eliminate taxes on tips, overtime pay and Social Security benefits.
“We have all the policies,” Trump said. “Just be with me.”
