Trump says he 'can't imagine' Democrats will impeach him a third time
President Donald Trump sat down with CBS News' "60 Minutes" on Sunday and expressed doubts that Democrats will attempt to impeach him a third time once they retake Congress in January.
Key points
- "I can't imagine it, you know?" Trump responded.
- I've had the best two years in the history of the presidency." Trump's comments come after several Democratic figures have called for investigations and subpoenas against members of the Trump administration.
- Look what they've put me through, the weaponization." CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE Douthat repeatedly asked Trump whether he could find it in his heart to forgive his enemies, but Trump remained firm in his answer.
And there are those that say that worked out to my advantage." TRUMP CONGRATULATES DEMOCRATS AFTER DOMINANT MIDTERMS, SAYS HE LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM "Do you think they'll impeach you again?" Douthat asked.
Additional details
- Trump spoke with correspondent Ross Douthat for his first sit-down interview since the midterm elections, in which the Democratic Party made historic gains.
- "I probably cannot do that, no, because I do hate some of my enemies, and I always will," Trump said.
- I love our country far more than I can love people and people like that," Trump said.
- However, other Democratic Party members, including former Vice President Kamala Harris, have discouraged the incoming Congress from focusing too much on impeaching the president.
- He added, "I think they were very bad people and I dislike, I can use the word 'hate,' I do hate some of my enemies.
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