President Donald Trump sits down for an interview with CNBC's Joe Kernan from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

JOE KERNEN: Let’s talk about Davos, cause-- you were here two years ago. Even The New York Times at this point, your favorite, acknowledges that the Davos elite are accepting that your policies are working and the U.S. economy is the envy of the world. In fact, the press coverage here is very favorable. You know what’s going on back in-- back at home. It’s all impeachment all the time. Did you watch any of it? Were you--

PRESIDENT TRUMP: I did. I did. I watched some of it last night

JOE KERNEN: What did you make of it

PRESIDENT TRUMP: I got-- I had a busy day yesterday, as you know. You were there. And we had the speech and we had lots of meetings with different leaders, including Pakistan and others. Other countries. In addition to businessmen all over the place. But I did get to see some of it. It’s a hoax. It’s a total hoax. It’s a perfect conversation

JOE KERNEN: How do you think----your team performed?

PRESIDENT TRUMP: I think the team was really good. And-- the facts are all on our side. The Republican party has never been this unified. You saw that. 195 to nothing. I guess twice. In fact we got three Democrats voting for us. That was with the House. I think--

JOE KERNEN: You think there’ll be witnesses, Mr. President, or do--you have--?

PRESIDENT TRUMP: --I really don’t know. I think that-- if everybody tells the truth, it’s perfect. All you have to do is read the transcript. Read-- if you take a look at the transcript-- and it’s really two transcripts. It’s-- you know, I had a first call which was perfect, and I had a second call which was perfect. You notice they don’t mention the calls, though. They never mention the calls. They talk about everything but the calls. All they have to do is read the transcripts. I put it out all the time. The other thing is speak to the president of Ukraine. He’s been great, I have to tell you. And his foreign minister’s been great.

JOE KERNEN: Right.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: They constantly--say there was no pressure. They don’t even know what we’re doing. They think it’s crazy. So they got the money. In fact they got it very early. President Obama gave them nothing. He gave them pillows and sheets and things like that, and I gave them tank busters. You know, it’s a disgraceful hoax.

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