{"id":2543535,"date":"2026-01-19T11:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T16:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polling-against-impeachment-may-stop-third-attempt-on-trump-byron-york\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T16:46:00","slug":"polling-against-impeachment-may-stop-third-attempt-on-trump-byron-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polling-against-impeachment-may-stop-third-attempt-on-trump-byron-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Polling against impeachment may stop third attempt on Trump: Byron York"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolling-against-impeachment-may-stop-third-attempt-on-trump-byron-york%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2543535&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Byron york of the Washington Examiner said the only thing likely to deter Democrats from trying a third impeachment of President Donald Trump would be polling showing public fatigue adn a preference for cooperation over confrontation. He called it &#8220;a pretty good bet&#8221; Democrats will move to impeach if they win the House in 2026, noting they impeached Trump twice in his first term. York warned Republicans face a structural midterm disadvantage and said Trump&#8217;s approval-stuck in the low to mid\u201140s and rarely above 50%-is a key factor for November. He also expressed skepticism that voters prioritize foreign\u2011policy wins (citing Venezuela) over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-warns-against-election-overreaction-but-calls-out-3-things-that-need-to-change\/\" title=\"JD Vance Warns Against Election Overreaction, But Calls Out 3 ...s That Need to Change\">domestic economic concerns<\/a>. Separately, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is framing housing as the entry point for a broader affordability agenda and accused House Republicans of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >blocking bipartisan housing legislation<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Polling against impeachment may be &lsquo;only&rsquo; thing to stop third attempt on Trump: Byron York<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2467271\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>chief political correspondent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/4423225\/michael-cohen-flips-again\/\">Byron York<\/a> said &ldquo;significant polling&rdquo; showing apathy for impeaching President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4423759\/trump-invited-putin-join-gaza-board-of-peace-kremlin-says\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> could deter a third attempt by the Democratic Party, but said there is a &ldquo;pretty good bet&rdquo; it could still happen.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and House Speaker<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4342537\/mike-johnson-warns-of-another-trump-impeachment-if-democrats-win-out-in-2026\/\"> Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) have warned that the Democratic Party will seek to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/trump-predicts-impeachment-if-republicans-lose-2026-midterms-rcna252604\">impeach the president again<\/a> if Republicans fail to keep control of the House. York said he finds it &ldquo;hard to believe&rdquo; that Democrats will not try to impeach Trump again if they win the 2026 midterm elections, citing how they impeached Trump twice during his first term.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4423950\/what-is-europe-trade-bazooka-anti-coercion-instrument-trump-greenland-threats\/\">What is Europe&rsquo;s &lsquo;trade bazooka&rsquo; being floated as an answer to Trump&rsquo;s Greenland threats?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4423801\/mike-pence-bigger-office-advancing-american-freedom\/\">Pence will need a bigger office if he&#8217;s going to save conservatism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4423792\/joe-concha-says-not-time-be-minnesotan-right-now-amid-probes-lawmakers\/\">Joe Concha says it&rsquo;s &lsquo;&#8203;&#8203;not a good time to be a Minnesotan right now&rsquo; amid inquiries into lawmakers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I think the only thing that could prevent Democrats from impeaching Trump is if they have some significant polling showing that the public has kind of a &lsquo;been there, done that&rsquo; attitude toward impeachment, and would rather see Democrats actually work with the president than just fight him all of the time,&rdquo; York said Sunday on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox Report <\/em>with Jon Scott.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3329902&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=72183c49de13033d83570cffcb9bb2dd\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Other than that, I think it&rsquo;s a pretty good bet that they will impeach him, and of course, that&rsquo;s what President Trump himself said at a campaign event not that long ago,&rdquo; York said.<\/p>\n<p>York said the &ldquo;big challenge&rdquo; for Trump and Republicans ahead of November will be how the president&rsquo;s party almost always loses seats in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4422641\/chris-burnett-gop-candidate-maryland-most-competitive-district\/\">midterm elections<\/a>. He added that the 1998 and 2002 elections were exceptions over the last 100 years, but &ldquo;historically,&rdquo; Trump&rsquo;s chances of retaining the House are not great, noting that he lost 40 House seats in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>York said the president&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-poll-finds-newsoms-job-approval-ratings-plunge-amid-looming-recall\/\" title=\"New Poll Finds Newsom\u2019s Job ...s Plunge Amid Looming Recall\">job approval rating<\/a> is also a &ldquo;big indicator&rdquo; for how the midterm elections will pan out. Trump&rsquo;s approval rating has &ldquo;never&rdquo; peaked over 50% &ldquo;for very long,&rdquo; York said, adding that Trump is sitting at the &ldquo;low to mid-40s.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4422394\/maha-gop-2026-elections-epa-policy\/\"><strong>MAHA EMERGES AS GOP 2026 ELECTION BRIGHT SPOT &ndash; WITH ONE MAJOR CAVEAT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4407983\/us-long-term-involvement-venezuela-real-concern-trump-midterm-elections-byron-york\/\">York expressed skepticism<\/a> over the Trump administration&rsquo;s capture of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, saying everyone was talking about Venezuela shortly after Trump said he would focus on the economy. He also said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-wisconsin-dem-clinches-senate-nom\/\" title=\"Far-Left Wisconsin Dem Clinches Senate Nom\">voters generally<\/a> do not care about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">foreign policy<\/a> unless the United States is directly involved in conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) previewed on Thursday how <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4421024\/chuck-schumer-democrats-housing-affordability-trump\/\">the Democratic Party will frame housing as the starting point<\/a> for its broader affordability push. Schumer cited the bipartisan <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/crs-product\/R48732\">ROAD to Housing Act<\/a>, accusing House Republicans of blocking it and saying Trump has not intervened to move it forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polls could block third Trump impeachment &#8211; York<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2543536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26016827319547-e1768836310267.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32319,3636,15698],"class_list":["post-2543535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-donald-trump","tag-impeachment","tag-polling"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26016827319547-e1768836310267.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2543535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2543535"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2543535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2543539,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2543535\/revisions\/2543539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2543536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2543535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2543535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2543535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}