On Friday morning, President Trump became the third president in modern history to see articles of impeachment against him passed by the House Judiciary Committee. But he’s not mad about it, oh no. In fact, he’s happy! After all, it’s been an unmitigated political boon for him, at least to hear him tell it.
“My poll numbers, as you know, have gone through the roof,” Trump said to reporters at the White House after the vote. …
Now, if you have been tracking the president since he announced his candidacy in 2015, you will not be surprised to hear that his assessment of the polling is generous to the point of incomprehensibility. CONT.
Philip Bump, Washington Post