President Donald Trump boasted of himself as a “hunter” out for blood Tuesday in a recurring comparison he’s made while reflecting on his first-term challenges.“And the first term was great, but it was corrupted by fake, you know, the fake news, the fake politicians, everything, Russia, Russia, Russia, the hoax, the hoax of the century, all of the different things,” the president said on NewsNation’s “Katie Pavlich Tonight.”Trump recalled his first term as being “really successful,” stating his administration “rebuilt the military” and “got the biggest tax cuts in history.” He then opened up to Pavlich about the pushback he received from critics and opponents, saying, “In a way, I was the hunted, and now I’m more of the hunter.”“And these are bad people. These are sick people. I don’t know. Something’s wrong with them,” Trump said. “But this is more pleasurable. There’s no question about it. But my first term was one of the most successful presidencies, but literally, I was hunted by these horrible people.”During the Trump administration’s second term, the Department of Justice has taken steps in probing or issuing subpoenas and indictments to several of Trump’s critics and opponents, including his former national security adviser, John Bolton.The administration’s latest targets have included Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D), who have vocally opposed the president’s aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence in their state.In addition to targeting political opponents, the president has regularly gone after free speech and reporters whose coverage doesn’t promote his policies, including publicly blasting individual journalists. Trump has used the “hunter” line before. Last June, he told reporters that he waited until his second term to begin a White House building project because “you guys” were “after” him during his first term.“I was the hunted, and now I’m the hunter. It’s a big difference,” he said.The White House posted the same quote a month later on Instagram.Close