Trump said he hadn't campaigned to win the popular vote, but asserted that he would have won had his campaign employed a different strategy.
Trump then pivoted and said he hadn't campaigned to win the popular vote, but asserted that he would have won had his campaign been strategically focused on garnering the most individual ballots.
"I like popular vote," Trump said."I think I'd do better with the popular vote. But I didn't campaign for the popular vote. You didn't see me campaigning in California and New York. If it was up to the popular vote, I would have done even better." US President Donald Trump points to his ears as he tries to hear shouted questions from reporters while departing the White House for Camp David September 8, 2017 in Washington, DC.The president then said"she didn't do a good job, what can I tell you" referring to Democratic presidential candidate and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, but changed his mind shortly after.
"No, maybe I did a great job. You know, I never get credit for that. They always say she was a lousy candidate. I actually think that Hillary Clinton was a great candidate. She was very smart. She was very tough. She was ruthless and vicious." During the interview, Trump also revealed that he would prefer to compete against former Vice President Joe Biden in the looming presidential election. Biden, who announced his bid for the Democratic ticket in April, is currently leading more than
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