Trump Will Wear Impeachment As a Badge of Honor

The House of Representatives impeached President Trump last night for abusing his power and obstructing Congress.


Under any other circumstances, impeachment would have weakened Trump's authority and hold on office. But the Senate has already acquitted Trump before the trial begins. This is a consequence of Mitch McConnell and the Republican majority turning the Senate from an independent body and co-equal branch of the federal government into an auxiliary of the White House. There is also a very good chance Trump will continue to abuse his power and engage in other conduct unbecoming a President. And Trump can tweet, "What are you gonna do about it? Impeach me?"


Yet above all other considerations Trump is a man incapable of shame let alone self-reflection except only to gaze at his own image in wonder. Indeed, Trump is going to wear impeachment as a badge of honor and use it as a rallying cry as he did last night at a rally in Battle Creek, Michigan. There will be hundreds of rallies to follow between now and November 2020 and as long as people keep showing up to them and worshipping at his altar Trump has no reason to give ground. Nothing would make Trump happier than to be the first President to be impeached and than re-elected. For him, this would be even better than seeing his poll numbers rise after shooting someone on Fifth Avenue.


Sure Trump is taking heat for suggesting during the rally the late Michigan Congressman David Dingell is looking down in hell because his widow Debbie Dingell voted to impeach last night. But that heat won't be sustained. After all, he did the same with the late John McCain just this past June. This is Trump's standard operating procedure and most people are either desensitized to it or worse agree with the President's sentiments. Either way it is a sad commentary on our present state of affairs and things are only bound to get worse. And with that I wish America a pleasant good morning.