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K.T. McFarland: Why Midterm Losses and Impeachment Threats Won't Derail Trump

Oct 11, 2026 · 9 min · 11 segments

John talks with K.T. McFarland about how losing the midterm elections would not be a disaster for Donald Trump's administration because his major policy achievements and cabinet appointments are…

John talks with K.T. McFarland about how losing the midterm elections would not be a disaster for Donald Trump's administration because his major policy achievements and cabinet appointments are already firmly established. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cats-roundtable--7177423/support.

John talks with K.T. McFarland about how losing the midterm elections would not be a disaster for Donald Trump's administration because his major policy achievements and cabinet appointments are…

Speakers: K.T. McFarlandGuestJohn CatsimatidisHost

Top entities: Donald Trump×27 John Catsimatidis×8 Iran×17 Aaron's×4 United States×7

What a Republican Midterm Loss Could Mean2:06 – 4:26

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:06

Okay, so I've thought about this, John, and everybody's been, oh, if Trump loses the midterms, it's going to be the end of the world.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:12

It's going to be terrible.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:14

It's going to be horrible for his policies.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:16

It's going to be impeachment.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:17

And so I've been thinking, okay, what are the component parts here? If he loses the House of Representatives, what happens? Yeah, there will definitely be impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:26

That's all they'll do.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:27

But Trump's been to this rodeo.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:28

He knows what it's like to face impeachment threats.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:31

And he's wised up.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:32

He's going to know how to handle it this time, having already been through it in the first term.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:37

So that's not going to be such a big deal.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:39

It's not going to suck all the oxygen out of the Oval Office.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:42

The second thing is the Senate.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:43

Okay, so what if he loses the Senate? Well, you need the Senate to confirm cabinet officers.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:49

Trump already has a terrific cabinet.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:50

He's not going to fire anybody.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:52

Marco Rubio is going nowhere.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:53

Scott Besson is going to stay Secretary of the Treasury.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:57

Pete Hegseth is going to stay.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:58

So he's not going to need the Senate for that.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

3:01

And so what about the other policies that Trump has put in place? They're already there.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

3:06

You know, we've done the trade.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

3:08

We had the trade wars.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

3:09

He won the trade wars.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

3:10

We have new trade agreements with every country we need them with.

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What a Republican Midterm Loss Could Mean2:06 – 4:26

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:06

Okay, so I've thought about this, John, and everybody's been, oh, if Trump loses the midterms, it's going to be the end of the world.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:12

It's going to be terrible.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:14

It's going to be horrible for his policies.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:16

It's going to be impeachment.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:17

And so I've been thinking, okay, what are the component parts here? If he loses the House of Representatives, what happens? Yeah, there will definitely be impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:26

That's all they'll do.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:27

But Trump's been to this rodeo.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:28

He knows what it's like to face impeachment threats.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:31

And he's wised up.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:32

He's going to know how to handle it this time, having already been through it in the first term.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:37

So that's not going to be such a big deal.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:39

It's not going to suck all the oxygen out of the Oval Office.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:42

The second thing is the Senate.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:43

Okay, so what if he loses the Senate? Well, you need the Senate to confirm cabinet officers.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:49

Trump already has a terrific cabinet.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:50

He's not going to fire anybody.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:52

Marco Rubio is going nowhere.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:53

Scott Besson is going to stay Secretary of the Treasury.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:57

Pete Hegseth is going to stay.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

2:58

So he's not going to need the Senate for that.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

3:01

And so what about the other policies that Trump has put in place? They're already there.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

3:06

You know, we've done the trade.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

3:08

We had the trade wars.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

3:09

He won the trade wars.

K

K.T. McFarlandGuest

3:10

We have new trade agreements with every country we need them with.

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