Trump suggested he wanted to 'just drive the hell out of here' back to his pre-presidency life during a rally in Pennsylvania

• President Donald Trump said at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Monday that he'd love to "just drive the hell out of here, just get the hell out of this."
• "I had such a good life. My life was great," the president told the crowd in Allentown, suggesting he missed his life before the presidency.
• However, he followed up by saying he was "so happy" with his work as president and touted his achievements.
• Trump has frequently suggested that he's had to make personal and financial sacrifices to serve as president.

President Donald Trump suggested to supporters at a campaign event on Monday that he wanted to return to his pre-presidency life.

Speaking in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Trump praised truck drivers and complimented them on their vehicles before saying: "You think I could hop into one of them and drive it away? I'd love to do — just drive the hell out of here, just get the hell out of this.

"I had such a good life. My life was great. And then I said, 'Let's do this, darling. This will be a lot of fun,'" he continued, seemingly talking about his life before becoming the president.

"But you know what? I'm so happy with it, because nobody has ever done so much in the first 3 1/2 years, no administration," he said to cheers in the audience.

Neither the Trump campaign nor the White House immediately responded to Business Insider's request for comment.

Trump and his family have previously played up the idea of what he has given up financially and personally for the job and suggested that he misses his former life.

Trump told Reuters in April 2017 that he thought being the president "would be easier," adding that he missed driving and the freedom of not being the president.

In July, he told Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy, "The best day in my life, in terms of business and life and everything, was the day before I announced I'm running for president." He later added that he was "really glad" he ran for office.

In his 2019 book, "Triggered," Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. said the family was ready to sacrifice "millions and millions of dollars annually" when his father took up the presidency.

As Business Insider has reported, the president donates his $400,000 salary to various government entities but still rakes in money from his businesses every year.

The Trump International Hotel near the White House — often used by foreign dignitaries — saw a $40.8 million profit in 2018.

And The Washington Post reported earlier this year that the Trump Organization charged the Secret Service up to $650 a night to stay at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort while protecting him.

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