President Trump has decided he's at the top of his class.
Just as Trump likes to let people think he graduated first in his class from Wharton Business School — he did not — he also believes he'd get high marks for his presidency. In an interview with Fox & Friends' Ainsley Earhardt, broadcast Thursday, Trump gave himself a stellar review when asked what grade he'd earned during his time in office.
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