James Matthes Talent (born October 18, 1956) is an American politician and former U.S. Senator from Missouri. He is a Republican and resided in the St. Louis area while serving in elected office. He identifies with the conservative wing of the Republican party, being outspoken on judicial appointments, abortion, flag burning, and defense issues.
Talent ceased to be a senator, but he did not cease to be American.
Nice! Talent is a former senator, so he ceased to be one, but he continued being American. Maybe the system doesn't know the word "cease", and maybe it gets confused by statements involving conjunctions like "but".