'Confused' Trump Accidentally Backs Call To Impeach Himself Again

In a dramatic and unprecedented move, US President Donald Trump has seemingly backed calls to impeach himself, creating a fresh battleground around his competence and control of his own messaging.

Late on 24 November 2025, Trump reposted a screenshot from an account named 'Impeach Trump a 3rd Time', which openly advocates for the removal of the President. According to reports, this account features imagery of burning 'MAGA' hats and supports a 'blue wave in '26'.

Observers of the post quickly flagged the irony and confusion as the President appeared to promote a movement explicitly calling for his demise. Some social-media users remarked that 'Grandpa has trouble reading'.

The incident adds to a string of messaging miscues by Trump, including a false reference to a television appearance by Tim Burchett and aggressive accusations of sedition against six Democratic lawmakers.

Political and Legal Ramifications Intensify

The mis-post comes amid mounting scrutiny of the President's rhetoric and conduct. He has accused Democrats of sedition, claims which have drawn attention from the United States Department of Defense and the Pentagon, citing one senator's military background as grounds for investigation.

Trump's amplification of a call to impeach himself creates a novel constitutional dilemma, while impeachment is a congressional prerogative, a President publicly championing his own removal raises questions of decorum, role clarity, and competence.

The optics of him appearing disoriented or off-message at this juncture in his term reflect deeper institutional vulnerabilities. Congress is now faced with the question of whether this is an isolated error or symptomatic of a broader pattern of mis-governance.

Trump's control of his own narrative has always been central to his political brand. Yet this episode underscores how that control may be slipping. The account he shared is not a partisan Republican stream but a clear anti-Trump channel. By reposting it, he inadvertently gave its message wider reach and legitimacy.

The timing is especially precarious given current investigations, mid-term campaign concerns, and deepening factionalism within his party. The President's own social-media channel, Truth Social, has served as a lightning rod for controversy and attention.

His amplification of a call for his own impeachment may become one of the most consequential gaffes of his presidency.

Impeachment Theatre or Institutional Alarm?

While no impeachment proceedings have been announced in response to this incident, the political consequences are already unfolding. Congressional Republicans are reportedly contemplating damage-control meetings; party strategists are evaluating how such visible missteps could affect the 2026 elections.

In constitutional terms, an impeachment of a sitting President remains rare and fraught. But this error may loosen the rhetorical restraints around his removal. If Trump appears unable to control or correct his own messaging, he opens the door to challenges not just from the opposition but from within his own ranks.

More concerning than the mistake itself is what it indicates: an executive branch tolerating or facilitating its own destabilisation. The question now is whether the President recognises the gravity of his error, and whether his allies will intervene. If they do not, the institution, rather than just the individual, may bear the cost.

This extraordinary episode may mark a turning point in how the 2026 election cycle will unfold and how the public perceives the stability of America's highest office.