U.S. President Donald Trump does not believe Democrats will launch another impeachment effort against him, arguing that he deserves top marks for his performance in office.
“I can’t imagine it, you know? Hey, look, what have I done?” Trump said in an interview with CBS.
Trump described his first two years back in office as “the best two years in the history of the presidency.” He also said he deserved an A+ for securing the border.
The president said he also receives “very high marks” for deporting dangerous individuals from the United States.
“But at the same time, I’m losing because of it, because we’ve also deported people who had good jobs, and their only offense, the only law they broke, was that they entered the country illegally,” Trump said.
He said he would like to work with Democrats on immigration policy.
Democrats won the U.S. congressional midterm elections on Nov. 3 and will control both the House of Representatives and the Senate, where Republicans previously held majorities.
A Politico poll found that 54% of Americans believe Trump has committed offenses that warrant impeachment. More than 41% of respondents said Trump had used the presidency for personal financial gain or to benefit his family.
Trump is the first president in U.S. history to have been impeached twice. The House first impeached him in December 2019, but the Senate voted against removing him from office.
The House voted to impeach Trump a second time on Jan. 13, 2021, with 232 lawmakers voting in favor and 197 against. Ten Republicans supported the measure.
