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The Dems’ Impeachment Containment Breach

For much of the past year, Democratic leaders have mostly kept a lid on threats by far-left members to impeach the president. Now, amid Trump’s unauthorized war in Iran and his increasingly erratic behavior, there’s resurgent talk of impeachment—even if it has zero chance of success.

Jamie Raskin, Hakeem Jeffries
At the Friday meeting, Jamie Raskin laid out the pros and cons in a wide-ranging conversation among the 80 or so Democrats who attended. Most Democrats think Trump has committed impeachable offenses. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Leigh Ann Caldwell
April 12, 2026

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Thanks to his bizarre and vexing management of his war of volition in Iran, President Donald Trump continues to create diplomatic, economic, and political challenges for both his administration and his party—and, yes, it’s worth noting, his country, too. The U.S. economy is slowing, inflation is higher than when Biden left office, mortgage rates have risen, and gas prices are approaching five-year highs. Vice President J.D. Vance left a marathon negotiating session in Islamabad with no deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz—in fact, Trump said on Sunday that the U.S. will blockade the strait instead.