The idea of a third impeachment of Donald Trump has earned enough traction that it’s starting to come up in primaries for other offices this year.
One of the biggest elections this year is the race for governor of New Jersey, to succeed the term-limited, two-term Democratic governor, Phil Murphy.
And one of the several Democratic candidates in the race has come out in favor of impeaching Trump.
Sherrill For the Impeachment of Trump
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), who is currently a member of Congress, has suggested impeaching Trump, following the 2026 midterms.
“I think you have to test yourself. I think it’s not enough to take on one tough fight. I think there’s a lot of tough fights going on,” Sherrill said in a visit to a fire station over the weekend, per the New York Post.
“When I impeached the president the first time — who knew I would ever be saying,” she said at the appearance.
When someone in the crowd said “do it again,” Sherill replied, “Yeah, exactly. We’ll see… Maybe we’ll go for the trifecta.” She added that she expected to possibly lose her seat after her first vote for Trump’s impeachment, “because of my district.”
Ironically, as a member of Congress, Sherill could vote to impeach Trump right now, but if she’s elected governor of New Jersey this year, she won’t be able to participate in any way in that process.
No Impeachment Yet
Sherrill’s call for impeachment is notable in that she admits impeachment is not a realistic possibility before the 2026 midterms, or at least as long as the GOP maintains a majority in Congress.
There is already an effort afoot in Congress, as Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) introduced articles of impeachment at the end of April.
While the articles are very detailed, they have also “set off an internal furor” among Democrats in the House, especially considering that the party’s leadership is not on board with the effort.
Also, four Democrats who had earlier been listed as co-sponsors of the impeachment effort have withdrawn their names.
“This is a self-own that … fundamentally undermines our capacity to continue to have a conversation with people we need to win over,” one anonymous House member told Axios.
“Why would we do something that has failed twice as a strategy and yielded no electoral win? The guy got impeached twice, how did it work out for us?,” another said.
Others accused Rep. Thanedar of acting out of self-interest, as two different Democratic senators have announced primary challenges against him.
Meanwhile, Trump suggested in a Truth Social post last week that the leaders of Republicans in Congress should consider removing those who are responsible for the impeachment effort.
A Crowded Race
Sherill, per polls cited by the Post, is at the head of the pack in the Garden State’s Democratic primary, along with another sitting member of Congress, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ.) Other candidates include Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller, and former state Senate President Stephen Sweeney.
Gottheimer also drew attention for going after Trump in a very different way. The Congressman released a campaign ad last week, calling himself a “born fighter,” and depicting an AI-produced rendering of the candidate boxing against Trump.
The Congressman touted his record as “fighting for Jersey to stop Donald Trump’s tariffs and chaos. Now he’s ready for the big one.”
The Democratic primary is set for June 10.
New Jersey is a solidly blue state that has never gone for Trump in any presidential election, although Trump did earn 45.9 percent of the vote there in 2024. The state always has its elections for governor the year after presidential elections, and those results often go against the grain of the previous year’s election. Republican Chris Christie was elected in 2009, the year after Barack Obama, while Murphy was first elected in 2017, the year after Trump’s first election year.
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