Trump Rallies Republicans in D.C., Urges Focus on Wins: ‘I Gave You a Road Map to Victory’
President Donald Trump fired up congressional Republicans on Tuesday during a private retreat in Washington, urging them to go on offense and highlight the historic successes of his second administration ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Speaking at the Trump-Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, the President addressed House Republicans gathered for their annual Member Retreat. The mood was focused, energized, and blunt — classic Trump.
“We can’t let them forget that we did such a great job on the border,” Trump said, recounting his administration’s full shutdown of illegal crossings, the deployment of the military to border hotspots, and the resumption of mass deportations. “Your numbers are coming down at levels that nobody has ever seen.”
Throughout his remarks, Trump pointed to an economy that has rebounded under his watch, a dramatic drop in crime thanks to renewed law enforcement authority, and strong wins abroad through tough tariff negotiations and peace initiatives. “We inherited high prices. We inherited a mess,” he said. “Now we have the hottest economy in the history of our country.”
On each table sat a document titled “Six Reasons We’ll Win the Midterms,” authored by House Speaker Mike Johnson. It laid out a strategy centered on border security, crime reduction, economic recovery, parental rights, foreign policy strength, and holding bureaucrats accountable. Trump’s remarks aligned closely with that theme.
The President made clear that Democrats won’t hesitate to try to remove him again if the GOP loses control of Congress. “If we don’t win the midterms, they’ll find a reason to impeach me,” he warned. “They impeach for sport.”
He took a swipe at the GOP’s tendency toward restraint, saying Republicans should have impeached Joe Biden “for a hundred different things,” but held back. “They’re not as mean as Democrats,” he quipped.
Trump contrasted Republican “common-sense policy” with what he called the Democrats’ “horrendous” agenda. “They want open borders, men in women’s sports, transgender for everyone,” he said. “We don’t need this bullsh*t. What we need is favored nations. We need to talk about results.”
Despite historic midterm trends favoring the party out of the White House, Trump insisted this cycle will be different — if Republicans do their part. “I gave you … a road map to victory,” he said. “You have to use it. If you can sell it, we are gonna win.”
He closed with a rallying cry: “We’ve had the most successful first year of any president in history. And it should be a positive. Make it a positive.”
With less than a year until the 2026 midterms, the message was clear — Trump expects Republicans to own the wins, take the fight to the Left, and stay unified. No excuses.