Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing on Marine One on November 2 to head to Make America Great Again rallies in Indiana and West Virginia.

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President Trump has a way of making every national moment about him, and the upcoming midterm elections will be no exception. Per Politico, Trump is making a plan to spin the election results—whatever they might be—as a personal victory.

Republicans are looking likely to hold on to control of the Senate, “blue wave” or not, but no matter what happens, Trump allies plan to spin the president as a hero of the Senate. Barry Bennett, a political advisor on Trump’s campaign, told Politico that the right intends to capitalize on any victory they have next week . If Republicans manage to get Senate seats, “that’s all they’ll talk about,” Trump advisor Barry Bennett told Politico. That includes the very likely outcome that Democrats take control of the House. Trump is already taking credit for any House Republicans who do hang in there, telling reporters earlier this week, “I’ve campaigned for a lot of candidates that were down a little bit and now they’re up,”

As Vanity Fair reported in August, Republicans started cutting “dead weight” candidates in order to have better odds in an election where they have far more at stake than Democrats. In the weeks leading up to the election, Trump and his administration, including Vice President Mike Pence in Georgia on Thursday, have been campaigning on behalf of Trump-supporting candidates—all of whom will surely find their way in front of a camera to thank him, loudly, should they make it through Tuesday alive.

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Full ScreenPhotos: Donald Trump’s Vandalized and Abused Hollywood Star: A Brief History

The Beginning

In 2007, Donald Trump was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, joking that it was his favorite piece of real estate. A little less than a decade later, the star would be the source of unending controversy.

Photo: By M. Tran/FilmMagic.

Build That Wall

Street artist Plastic Jesus erected a miniature border wall around the star on July 20, 2016.

Photo: By David Livingston/Getty Images.

Oh, Snap

Trump’s name was crossed out and replaced by graffiti in September 2016, making the star a magnet for social-media-happy teens.

Photo: By Nano Calvo/VWPics/Redux.

A Smash

In October 2016, a few weeks after the release of the infamous Access Hollywood tape, in which Trump can be heard bragging about groping women, the star was damaged overnight by a sledgehammer.

Photo: By Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images.

In Pieces

In July 2018, the star was smashed into smithereens with a pickax.

Photo: By Reed Saxon/AP/REX/Shutterstock.

You Shall Not Pass

After the smashing, the star was placed behind a barricade, as the West Hollywood City Council passed a resolution that called upon the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to permanently remove Trump’s star from Hollywood Boulevard.

Photo: By Mario Tama/Getty Images.

Behind Bars

In September 2018, an anonymous Los Angeles street artist placed Trump’s star in a tiny prison.

Photo: By Plastic Jesus/Barcroft Images/Getty Images.

The Beginning

In 2007, Donald Trump was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, joking that it was his favorite piece of real estate. A little less than a decade later, the star would be the source of unending controversy.

By M. Tran/FilmMagic.

Build That Wall

Street artist Plastic Jesus erected a miniature border wall around the star on July 20, 2016.

By David Livingston/Getty Images.

Oh, Snap

Trump’s name was crossed out and replaced by graffiti in September 2016, making the star a magnet for social-media-happy teens.

By Nano Calvo/VWPics/Redux.

A Smash

In October 2016, a few weeks after the release of the infamous Access Hollywood tape, in which Trump can be heard bragging about groping women, the star was damaged overnight by a sledgehammer.

By Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images.

“F–k Trump 4 Ever”

Even the wood covering the vandalized star was not safe from graffiti on October 31, 2016, days before the presidential election.

By Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images.

11/8

Persistent vandalism led to the star being covered on November 8, 2016: Election Day.

By RINGO CHIU/AFP/Getty Images.

Lying Down

After then-President-Elect Trump referred to an expansion of the U.S. nuclear arsenal, protestors held a die-in protest at the star on December 25, 2016.

By DAVID MCNEW/AFP/Getty Images.

That One Sticks

The star was covered in protest stickers in January 2017, shortly before Trump’s inauguration.

From PG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images.

Royal Flush

A golden toilet sporting the words “Take a Trump” was parked on the star May 6, 2017.

By FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images.

Happy Pride!

Gay-pride stickers marked up the star during the Los Angeles Pride Festival on June 11, 2017—as a protest march, inspired by the Women’s March, replacing the traditional pride parade.

By MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images.

In Pieces

In July 2018, the star was smashed into smithereens with a pickax.

By Reed Saxon/AP/REX/Shutterstock.

You Shall Not Pass

After the smashing, the star was placed behind a barricade, as the West Hollywood City Council passed a resolution that called upon the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to permanently remove Trump’s star from Hollywood Boulevard.

By Mario Tama/Getty Images.

Behind Bars

In September 2018, an anonymous Los Angeles street artist placed Trump’s star in a tiny prison.

By Plastic Jesus/Barcroft Images/Getty Images.