Witches pressed to use their magic to remove Trump from office

US President Donald Trump should consider hiring graduates from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as additional security against magical spells.

Witches across the US gathered at the stroke of midnight, February 24 to 25, to "bind him" and stop him from doing harm to any human soul....nor any tree, animal, rock, stream, or sea.

In their manifesto — posted on Facebook, because witches can be tech-savvy, too — the organizers clarified that they are not casting a curse or a hex on the president.

Binding spells, the manifesto explains, merely restrains someone from doing harm. If you're planning on casting on, your karma is safe because "it does not generate the potential negative blowback from cursing/hexing/crossing."

"This is not the equivalent of magically punching a Nazi," the document assured...but it also reads, "Rather, it is ripping the bullhorn from his hands, smashing his phone so he can’t tweet, tying him up, and throwing him in a dark basement where he can’t hurt anyone."

A video of the first binding is available on their Facebook page and the group can be seen chanting reasonably: "Bind him so that he shall not break our polity, usurp our liberty, or fill our minds with hate, confusion, fear, or despair, and bind, too, all those who enable his wickedness, and those whose mouths speak his poisonous lies."

The witches added "You're fired! You're fired! You're fired!" upon the completion of the suggested spell as an outro, a reference to Trump's catch phrase from "The Apprentice." 

This was done while pointing at an actual fire. 

The ritual will be repeated "at midnight on every waning crescent moon until he is removed from office." Writer Michael Hughes has written a thorough guide to the ritual for those looking to join.

BBC reports that some Christian conservatives are viewing this as a declaration of "spiritual war." —ALG, GMA News