US President Donald Trump wanted to be impeached.
Trump appears to believe that if his base is mobilised by anger, they can deliver his 2020 ambition.
At the very moment that the US Congress was voting to impeach him, Donald Trump was having the time of his life haranguing the crowd at Michigan campaign rally. He denounced Congress, ridiculed or demonised his Democratic rivals, boasted of his “many victories,” and appeared to feed off of the energy of his cheering fans. Even with his complaints about what he called a “hoax,” “scam,” and “witch hunt,” what came through was that he was exactly where he wanted to be. I actually think that Donald Trump wanted to be impeached.

Ever since his 2017 inauguration, he has appeared to be taunting Democrats to take this very step. I’m not speaking about his shockingly controversial Executive Orders or his profanity-rich and vulgarity-laden rants, neither of which constituted impeachable offences. These were designed to excite and incite his supporters and to provoke his opponents. More to the point of impeachment, Trump repeatedly pushed the envelope with far more serious behaviours. He has, for example, repeatedly: violated the emolument clause of the Constitution; fired or threatened to fire individuals who were investigating him or his associates; flaunted his controversial and questionable relationship with the Russians; and refused Congressional requests and subpoenas for documents or testimony.

From the moment Democrats won control of the House of Representatives in 2018, they were under pressure to act against Trump’s unacceptable actions. The party’s leadership, however, was hesitant to take the bait. What finally pushed them to act was a whistle-blower’s complaint alleging that the president had used the authority of his office and pending US military aid to pressure the Ukrainian government to launch an investigation into possible corruption by the son of one of Trump’s potential 2020 Democratic challengers, former vice-president Joe Biden.

Neither Trump nor the GOP appear to care that he has been impeached. There’s no embarrassment, no pressure to resign. In fact, they appear ready to use this impeachment as an election issue in 2020.
- Dr James J. Zogby, president of Arab American Institute
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic leadership were not inclined to take the matter directly to impeachment, for a number of reasons. They wanted Democrats to focus on building a legislative record and not allow themselves to be distracted by the side show emanating from the White House. Democrats also didn’t want to give Trump a new grievance with which to rally his troops. And finally, Democrats knew that the Republican-led Senate would never vote to remove an impeached Trump from office, making the entire enterprise an exercise in futility. Initially, therefore, the Democrats decided to launch only an investigation, without committing to impeachment.


However, once the process began, Trump “upped the ante.” He refused to turn over requested documents or to allow administration officials to appear before the investigating committee, all the while berating the Democratic leaders involved and goading them to strike out against him.

In the end, Trump gave the Democrats no choice but to proceed with impeachment. And yet, even here, his bizarre obstruction continued. On the one hand, he denounced the process as “one-sided” and grossly unfair. At the same time, by refusing to allow his aides and White House officials to testify, Trump insured that the process would be one-sided.

Now, he has been impeached and, despite his protestations and feigned outrage, I believe that this president is quite pleased with himself. Unlike politicians who run and govern by trying to broaden their base of support, Trump has focused exclusively on his base, alternately entertaining them and inciting them. He is a divisive figure and thrives both on both the love and hate he generates.
https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/us-president-donald-trump-wanted-to-be-impeached-1.68612862

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So in conclusion, the man got what he wanted. He is smart!

netpro:

Same way democrats eats the poop from CNN on a daily basis

fineguy11:
Same way democrats eats the poop from CNN on a daily basis

Are you seriously comparing false(fox) news to CNN.Both sides have bias both fox bias and inaccuracies is on another level.What they do is not journalism.

Stop fooling yourself Trump doesnt need Impeachment to win 2020 the stupid democrats wanted to use impeachment to smear his candidacy at the polls and it has now backfired they are coming up with such paid fake articles. Name one candidate on the democratic line up that has what it takes to beat Trump? None!!! None of them can even fill halls up , non has a cult following and besides what issues are they going to use to convince voters except their personal hatred , they can't say they want to fix the Economy because Trump has already done wonderful job there , they can't say the want to create jobs because Trump has brought unemployment to record lows , they can't say they want to secure America because Trumps security plan for America is the best ...so can you see the democrats never stood a chance at all .. Remember this is not 2016 where they can claim that the Nuclear codes and football are not safe with Trump

This in parable tense koh?

BeLookingIDIOT:

Are you seriously comparing false(fox) news to CNN.Both sides have bias both fox bias and inaccuracies is on another level.What they do is not journalism.

When it comes to biased reportage,CNN leads the park and always making reference to unsubstantiated "Sources"

Just look at us, we are discussing about a foreign president, this is what happens when your leaders lack charisma and when the parties lack ideologies

fulaniHERDSman:
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Mental problem...

YorubaKing:


Mental problem...

You mean your entire household

fulaniHERDSman:

You mean your entire household

Oh sorry, I no even realize say na cow I dey follow yan.

This is a front page thriller