On Verge Of Acquittal, Trump Laughs Off Impeachment, Declares ‘Happy Period’ At Packed-Out Iowa Rally

Amid reports that Senate Democrats have likely failed to sway enough Republicans to defect and force the calling of additional impeachment witnesses, President Trump took to the stage at another packed-out rally Thursday night in Iowa and declared the Democrats’ impeachment campaign a “happy period” for Republicans. He followed the event by blasting out a series of triumphant tweets making his case for re-election.

“We’re having probably the best years that we’ve ever had in our country, and I just got impeached!” Trump exclaimed Thursday evening from the stage in a Des Moines arena, as reported by The Hill. “Can you believe these people? I got impeached. They impeached Trump.”

While other impeachments have been “dark periods” for the country, said Trump, the Democrats’ impeachment of him has actually been “a happy period for us,” he said. “It’s a happy period because we call it ‘impeachment light,'” he explained.

The president also fine-tuned his impeachment-themed campaign line, announcing, “They want to nullify your ballots, poison our democracy, and overthrow the entire system of government.”

Following the event, Trump posted a series of videos and images from the jam-packed rally, along with some of his campaign talking points making the case for another electoral victory in 2020.

“This November, we are going to defeat the Radical Socialist Democrats and win the Great State of Iowa in a Historic Landslide!” he declared in one rally post (tweets below).

“To keep America Safe, we have fully rebuilt the U.S. Military – it is now stronger, more powerful, and more lethal than ever before,” he wrote in another. “Thanks to the courage of American Heroes, the ISIS Caliphate has been DESTROYED & its founder & leader – the animal known as al-Baghdadi – is DEAD!”

“Washington Dems have spent the last 3 years trying to overturn the last election – and we will make sure they face another crushing defeat in the NEXT ELECTION,” Trump asserted in another. “Together, we are going to win back the House, we are going to hold the Senate, & we are going to keep the White House!”

“Americans across the political spectrum are disgusted by the Washington Democrats’ Partisan Hoaxes, Witch Hunts, & Con Jobs,” he wrote in yet another. “Registered Democrats and Independents are leaving the Democrat Party in droves, & we are welcoming these voters to the Republican Party w/ wide open arms!”

The president then posted a screenshot from a Fox News report on recent Gallup polling showing Americans’ increasing satisfaction on key issues, including the economy (68% satisfied, up from 46% three years ago), security from terrorism (68%, up from 50%), military strength (81%, up from 66%), race relations (36%, up from 22%), and crime reduction (47%, up from 38%).

Ahead of the rally, Trump tweeted out recent polling data from Iowa showing him beating every Democratic presidential candidate in hypothetical head-to-head matchups, including former Vice President Joe Biden, who a New York Times/Siena College Research Institute poll shows him edging 46-44, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I), who Trump leads 48-42.

Trump’s tweets below:

Thank you Iowa, I love you! https://t.co/zooBXErdcV

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 31, 2020