Trump Says Democrats Can't Impeach Him Because He's Doing A 'Great Job'

[appalachiablue]

Source: Bloomberg

By John Micklethwait, Jennifer Jacobs and Margaret Talev, 3 hrs. ago.

Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said that Democrats shouldn’t try to impeach him, citing a strong economy, his performance on foreign policy and the danger of setting a precedent making it too easy to remove future presidents.

"I don’t think they can impeach somebody that’s doing a great job," Trump said Thursday in a White House interview with Bloomberg News. “You look at the economy, you look at jobs, you look at foreign, what’s going on with other countries. You look at trade deals. I’m doing a great job.”

Republicans have tried to frame the November elections as a decision about whether Democrats will be able to impeach Trump. While Democratic leaders have largely avoided talking about impeachment, some Democratic candidates and outside groups have dangled the prospect of removing the president from office to help boost turnout in the election.

Trump said that if he’s impeached, then every future president would be in danger of the same fate whenever the opposition gains control of Congress...More...

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-democrats-can%e2%80%99t-impeach-him-because-he%e2%80%99s-doing-a-%e2%80%98great-job%e2%80%99/ar-BBMG4Hr

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"So you get elected as a Republican or a Democrat and the opposite party gets put into the House. That would mean, oh, let’s impeach him. Can’t do it,” Trump said. “If you look at the definition of impeachment, that’s a high bar and that would take a long time to fight that if you’re doing a good job. And I’m doing a great job.”

[dchill]

1. So, as usual, the exact opposite of what Trump says is true.

Either way you look at it.

[Freethinker65]

2. So why is he so worried about Nancy Pelosi being Speaker?

[RockRaven]

3. Why... so... worried...?

Every story which reports on a Trump quote like this ought to contain a paragraph which explains the idea of "consciousness of guilt" and how it would relate to his comment.

Trump's yammering about impeachment b/c he knows he deserves it.

[olddad56]

4. a great job for who? Maybe for Putin, but not for the people of this country.

[Spartacus101]

5. A Great Job? HAHAHHAAHAHAHA............

...oh, that's great! I needed a laugh today after running around 228 miles on the SoCal freeways!

Oh, ha ha, hee hee, ho ho! A Great Job? Like alienating all our allies? Like his great victory with Kim Bad Haircut?

[herding cats]

6. There he is bringing up impeachment again.

He sure is hung up on impeachment and Mueller's investigations. Funny how he keeps fixating on those topics over and over again.

[rpannier]

7. Totally true. You cannot impeach someone for doing a great job

Now... for violating the emoluments clause and other crimes you can

[JohnnyRingo]

8. I heard he has an A+ so far.

Actually, his delirious disconnect from reality should be grounds enough.

[dweller]

9. sure you can

see Clinton ...

[sandensea]

11. They can impeach; but unfortunately they can't remove.

As you know, they'd need 2/3 of the Senate to agree to that - and Bitchy Mitchy would die (or kill) before allowing it, no matter what comes out against Cheetolini.

[SergeStorms]

20. I don't know about that.

If, in the mid-terms, enough scorn is heaped upon the Trumpublican party in America's voting booths, and it's demonstrated that Trumpublicans are not the party to carry our nation forward, I think you'll see a mass exodus back to the old Republican party. I think both Trumpublicans and Republicans will be roundly rejected for their dumbfuckery of late, and will suffer substantial political setbacks for a decade or so, at least. I'm counting on Americans to make a large swing back to the left after the horrors of the fascist Trump years. It's past time for the pendulum to swing back in our direction for the health and sanity of the nation.

[sandensea]

36. I for one don't want an exodus to the "old" Republican Party

It would be like the proverbial wolf crawling back into his sheep's clothing, for realizing that staying disguised is the best way.

No. I like this GOPee just fine: their true colors, for all to see and impossible to deny.

Norman Lear had it right 45 years ago with the iconic Archie Bunker: most of them have always been this way, they just never felt empowered to act out in the way they are now.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

16. exactly

The Rethugs sure didn't set a high bar for Bill Clinton.

You could set the bar high enough to ignore the misdemeanors part for impeachment and Dirty Lil Donnie should still be impeached, along with co-conspirators. Lock him up in public stocks. Hand out buckets of pig shit to any passersby who appear to have good throwing arms.

[sandensea]

10. Unfortunately, they can't take real action because they'd need a 2/3 majority in the Senate.

And Bitchy Mitchy makes his toadies swear daily in the name of whatever Pagan demon they worship, never to vote for impeachment no matter what.

But Democrats can still initiate investigations - and deciding where to beign should be a cinch, what with that handy sreadsheet leaked from Mitchy's office.

[cstanleytech]

23. Plus Democrats can and should tie Trump's corruption around the

neck of every Repugnant running for office no matter how minor of an office.

[djacq]

12. The Wikipedia app is very handy

Article II, Section 4: "The President, Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United States shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors".

[link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_States?wprov=sfti1|

Doesn’t say ignore this article if the President is doing a great job... Get ready for impeachment.

[cstanleytech]

24. Won't happen. Even if we won ever seat come this November we would still

lack enough votes in the Senate.

[Initech]

13. Shut the fuck up Donny!

[flibbitygiblets]

14. Airtight logic as usual.

Can't wait to impeach this delusional fucker.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

15. In a sense, Drump is right.

He's doing a pretty damn good job of impeaching himself.

We can't allow any of that inefficient duplication of effort in government....

[Baitball Blogger]

17. He is so frickin clueless.

He is keeping his 38% base happy by giving them their heinous agenda, which is making the other 62% of Americans very angry with him. He is not doing a good job. He is destroying the foundation this country was built on.

[C Moon]

18. He's a comedian, too!

[RainCaster]

19. And we will all go broke when the market crashes

I've heard all that shit before. My name is not Bubba, so I don't believe it.

[Granny M]

21. and we all say.....

"Hold my beer."

[SergeStorms]

22. If we were all able to give ourselves...

our own grades I never would have had to take Organic Chemistry twice.

Sorry, Little Donnie, that's not the way the real world works. But what would you know about the real world anyway? You're stuck in your fantasy world of make believe, and have zero contact with reality.

[BumRushDaShow]

25. "You look at the economy," - Is that why you refuse to give fed employees a raise?

So which is it? Economy "good" enough to brag or "bad" enough to freeze fed salaries?

[duforsure]

26. Why all this all of a sudden?

HE knows they have it all on him and his family now, and expects indictments maybe real soon for some of them very close to him . He always tries to put misinformation , redirection , and lies out before something drops on him. Expect his threats towards everyone to escalate , and he'll fail badly , along with anything else he tries, as his power is almost gone as more people turn on him , and people in Congress also. He's done, and its almost over as more becomes exposed on this treasonous corrupt criminal as he faces consequences finally for a career of crime. The KGOP who have taken ANY money funneled to them by the NRA from putin are going to be exposed too.

[leftynyc]

27. This brand new poll

may tighten his butt some

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142147881

[LiberalBrooke]

28. His fluffers are telling him he is great and he believes them.

He has always surrounded himself with those who tell him he’s doing a “good job” just like you tell a toddler. He has never had to face the real world so has no idea which way is up.

[Nitram]

33. "his fluffers." That brings up images that are the stuff of nightmares...

[sinkingfeeling]

29. I think Clinton was doing a much better job in all categories when the

'moral, family values' GOP impeached him.

[mwooldri]

38. Agreed.

Moral family values GOP my ass.

[Javaman]

30. sounding a little panicky, isn't he? lol nt

[techne7319]

31. Others disagree

Including Lindsey Graham
https://m.

[Nitram]

32. Yeah, Donnie, just keep telling yourself that...

[paleotn]

34. Why is it....

when I think if Dump many times this comes to mind?

[Firestorm49]

35. "Making it too easy to impeach future presidents". ???

No. Only the stupid ones.

[MountCleaners]

37. The fact that he even used the word is a good sign

Most Presidents in trouble wouldn't even acknowledge that people wanted to impeach him. He's on the defensive.