(CNN) In CNN's new national poll, 45% of Americans say that President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office. That's down from 50% who said the same in CNN polls in October and November.

Which is good news for Trump, right? Trump certainly thinks it is!

"Impeachment Poll numbers are starting to drop like a rock now that people are understanding better what this whole Democrat Scam is all about!" he tweeted Tuesday morning.

He -- and lots of other people drawing this conclusion -- are, well, wrong. Here's why.

Yes, it is true that support for Trump's impeachment and removal has decreased slightly in the new CNN poll. But that's paying attention to the wrong thing. Try looking at those numbers this way: Almost half (45%) of the country believes the sitting President of the United States should be removed from office. That's a lot! (And, yes, "a lot" is a scientific term.)

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