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Here’s what happens when you’re a self-confessed “stay out of the complex web of politics” guy who ignores his own advice: You end up looking foolish.

James Madison University’s Sam Jefferson uses his opportunity in The Breeze to explain to us why President Trump should be impeached … and right out of the gate he lays an egg: “There are strong efforts to stop immigration […]”

Sigh.

Jefferson’s not even very original; he quickly moves to the ‘ol Twenty-Fifth Amendment argument which the mainstream media tried about a year ago:

… when the president claims he knows ISIS better than all of the U.S. generals, I can’t ignore his shenanigans. Such a statement is more than arrogant. It’s a detachment from reality, and if this is the person who has to lead our country for the next two years, we need a new president.

And … did Trump collude with the Russians to “rig” the 2016 election? Of course, that’s in there too. Trump acolytes Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen get a mention, and exactly like the media (but a lot quicker), Jefferson forgets about Russia (the actual reason for the special counsel) stating that if hush money was paid to those with whom Trump had affairs, “it throws into question whether they [sic] can be trusted as president, and whether or not they [sic] should be impeached.”

Trump also “doesn’t sound like a professional to be trusted with our country” because of his social media behavior — his tweets are “harsh and unrestrained,” Jefferson says. The president “should be the bigger man” in any controversy, he continues, referencing the recent flap with LeBron James and CNN’s Don Lemon.

But the real kicker comes at article’s end:

To date, only one president, Andrew Johnson, has been impeached. Richard Nixon was nearly impeached as well, but resigned to avoid such a fate. Given the charges brought against Trump, it might not be long before he faces impeachment as well. Again, I say that I’m not one for politics, but given all that Trump has done, as well as what he may come to do, It’s [sic] best for Trump to step down, if not willingly, then by the consent of the people.

Let’s take this nice and slow.

First, how does one forget recent history and the impeachment of … Bill Clinton?  Second, what charges against Trump? And third, what does that last sentence even mean?

The “consent of the people” would be enacted in a little over two years, Mr. Jefferson. It’s called “an election.” This very same consent led to Trump’s election in the first place and means, as a whole, “all that Trump has done, as well as what he may come to do” is exactly the point.

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