Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is reportedly now warning that a return to Democratic control of the U.S. House could usher in another round of impeachment efforts against President Donald Trump, arguing that Democrats would use the process as a political weapon rather than a constitutional remedy.
DeSantis said that if Democrats regain the House, they would likely “fabricate another impeachment” centered on immigration, not because of genuine wrongdoing but to obstruct the president’s agenda. According to DeSantis, the goal would be to bog down the administration and prevent Trump from carrying out the duties voters elected him to perform.
Trump was impeached twice during his first term, first in 2019 over allegations of obstructing Congress in connection with Ukraine, and again in 2021 for allegedly inciting insurrection following the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, which delayed certification of the 2020 election. Trump has repeatedly said that Democrats would pursue impeachment again if they regained power in Congress.
DeSantis suggested that structural changes to congressional maps could play a larger role in shaping the next House than campaign messaging itself. State legislatures around the country have begun pursuing rare mid-decade redistricting efforts aimed at drawing more aggressively partisan maps. Those efforts, he said, could significantly influence whether Democrats are able to retake the chamber.
Florida is expected to be among the states revisiting its congressional districts. DeSantis has pledged to call a special legislative session to reapportion House seats after the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of minority access districts, a decision that could reshape Florida’s political landscape.
During an interview aired Sunday night on “Life, Liberty & Levin,” DeSantis also criticized what he described as “resistance courts,” accusing certain judges of attempting to block aggressive immigration enforcement policies that he says were clearly endorsed by voters when they elected Trump.
“It isn’t like immigration wasn’t a very big issue in that election,” DeSantis said. He noted that Trump ran on a promise to secure the border and carry out the largest deportation effort in American history, a message DeSantis said was unmistakable to anyone paying attention. According to the governor, judges and Democrats who move to block those efforts are refusing to respect the will of the electorate.
DeSantis also addressed broader concerns about immigration policy, warning against what he called a “suicidal” approach that allows entry from leaders and movements he claims seek to export Islamism to the United States.
“To bring people in from foreign countries, they’ve got to be compatible with the society they’re coming in, our society, and they’ve got to want to be an American,” DeSantis said, arguing that cultural compatibility and allegiance to American values must be central considerations in immigration decisions.
The governor said he wants Florida lawmakers to grant him greater authority to designate organizations as having ties to terrorism. He pointed to past actions involving the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations as examples of how he believes the state should respond to perceived threats.
“The reality is, all those people you’re talking about, many of them are getting funding from some of those groups,” DeSantis said. “And we’re going to use all the tools at our disposal to stop it in Florida.”
Taken together, DeSantis’ remarks paint a picture of an administration and its allies bracing for renewed political warfare, with impeachment, the courts, and redistricting all viewed as potential battlegrounds if Democrats regain power.
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