The seventeenth President of the United States, Andrew Johnson, was the first US President in history to face impeachment. Johnson, who took office in April 1865 was impeached in March 1868 for high crimes and misdemeanour. He had violated the Tenure of Office Act, which was passed in 1867 by Congress. Under this Act, the powers of the US President were restricted to remove certain office-holders with the Senate’s approval. Bill Clinton, the 42nd US President, was the second US President to be impeached. Clinton was impeached on December 19, 1998, on grounds of perjury and obstruction of justice. Donald Trump, who assumed office as the United States’ 45th President on January 20, 2017, has been under the radar of public opinion ever since he created shockwaves by becoming the US Commander-in-Chief. There have been possible violations of the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the US Constitution. He is reported to have accepted payments from foreign dignitaries. It is also believed that he colluded with Russia during the 2016 United States presidential election campaign. Perhaps the act that damaged Trump’s credibility was when he coerced Ukraine to provide damaging narratives about the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary candidate Joe Biden. In August 2019, a whistleblower complaint signalled that Trump was using his presidential power to solicit foreign influence. While speaking from the House floor, Adam Schiff, the US Representative for California’s 28th congressional district said, “The President of the United States was willing to sacrifice our national security by withholding support for a critical strategic partner at war in order to improve his reelection prospects.” He further said, “Donald J. Trump sacrificed our national security in an effort to cheat in the next election and for that-and his continued efforts to seek foreign interference in our elections-he must be impeached.” Donald Trump, however, will be acquitted but will not be forced to leave the office. The Republican Party has a majority, therefore, the President will not be removed. Nancy Patricia Pelosi, a Democratic Party politician serving as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives said, “For centuries Americans have fought and died to defend democracy for the people, but very sadly now our founder’s vision of a republic is under threat from actions from the White House. If we do not act now, we would be derelict in our duty. It is tragic that the president’s reckless actions make impeachment necessary. He gave us no choice.” As always, Donald Trump resorted to Tweet his views following his impeachment. He Tweeted, “Such atrocious lies by the radical left, do nothing democrats. this is an assault on America, and an assault on the republican party!!!!” With the impeachment now a reality, it will most certainly affect Donald Trump’s foreign policy and how he goes about it. Until not convicted and asked to leave office, Donald Trump will continue with his job as the president Once the trial in the Senate begins, either one of the two decisions will be made. Trump will remain in office if less than two-thirds of the Senate votes to convict. However, Donald Trump will be removed in two-thirds or 67% of the Senate votes to convict. Trump, as reports claimed, insisted that his White House was winning a political war. He even assured that business at the White House would carry on as usual. With the impeachment now a reality, it will most certainly affect Donald Trump’s foreign policy and how he goes about it. Until not convicted and asked to leave office, Donald Trump will continue with his job as the president. However, we cannot say anything regarding his efforts abroad. The foreign policy needs to be focus-oriented. The impeachment will bring distraction to the President’s thought process. There always has been a certain level of confusion in Trump’s regime. During the last three years, he has changed the National Security Advisor thrice. During this time, the President has also changed the Secretary of State twice. While talking about his foreign policy, Trump’s decisions have been erratic. The US has had a pendulum-like relationship with North Korea. Washington has not been clear on whether to keep its forces in Syria or to withdraw. The Middle East peace plan, on the other hand, is also not yet finalized. Trump also decided to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also called the Iran nuclear deal. Until the Senate decides the fate of Donald Trump, he is expected to continue with his official work and to keep Tweeting. It is yet to be seen how this impeachment will affect President Trump’s 2020 election campaigns. One aspect is sure; the US presidency has been fouled for the third time. Whatever credibility Trump had as the President, has been faded. The writer is an independent researcher, author and columnist