‘You’re damn right we wanted him impeached’

One of the favorite talking points of Republicans defending Donald Trump against impeachment is that Democrats “have wanted to impeach this president since Day One.” They call it a “witch hunt” or a “coup” and think this is a point in their favor.

They’d be surprised to learn that I wholeheartedly agree with them, but not for the reason they might think. I do agree, which is why the next time Meadows or McCarthy or Jordan or Nunes throws that comment into the air, I wish someone would respond to them as follows:

“You’re damn right we wanted to impeach him from Day One. Just look at who he is. We knew from the first day of his campaign that he’s a racist, misogynistic, xenophobic, homophobic, Islamophobic con man fraudster with a history of womanizing, social misconduct, tax evasion, financial failure and the absolute inability to tell the truth.

“On the day he was inaugurated, he launched his presidency by lying about the weather, his margin of victory and the size of the crowd, and it’s been all downhill from there as his lies have mounted well into the thousands.

“That, and the fact that he appears to be not only stupid and devoid of historical knowledge but also mentally ill make him—in all probability—the least qualified person to ever hold the office of president.

“So yes, Democrats have wanted to impeach Donald Trump since the day he took office, if not before. So have Independents and any Republicans who possess both a backbone and a brain, few of them as there might be. We wanted to impeach him then and we want to impeach him now. We freely admit that is true.

“The real question, Mr. and Ms. Congressional Republican, is why don’t you?”