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President Donald Trump portrayed confidence in Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections, despite the historical precedent.
\n\nThe midterms are often seen as a referendum on the presidency, and few presidents have seen their parties gain ground in both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections. Trump has acknowledged the historical trend in the past, casting it as a mystery of a phenomenon.
\n\nTrump seemed prepared for his party to defy the odds in an interview with Fox News' "Sunday Night In America With Trey Gowdy," on Aug. 30. Gowdy posed the possibility of impeachment movements against Trump if Democrats win back control of Congress this fall, and asked Trump what he planned to do with his last two years in office if Republicans retain control.
\n\n"For some reason, the voters tend to go the other way. I think we're gonna do very well," Trump said, going on to criticize Democrats and call the opposing candidates communists. "I'm gonna take a lot of time, and I'm going to help people get elected, if I can."
\n\nTrump has been leaning into campaigning for Republicans in hotly contested races around the country, despite his historically low approval ratings. He also theorized Republicans would…
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