Since the “rapists” comments, the Spanish-language Univision TV network said it won’t air his Miss USA Pageant, and a petition campaign was launched asking NBC to cancel “The Apprentice.” Trump said Monday he intended to sue Univision if it refused to air the pageant, and the matter would most likely end up in the courts.
He was more philosophical about “The Apprentice,” saying he would step back from his show to focus on the presidential campaign. He also cited a CNN poll on Republican candidates that he said ranked him “the best” on terrorism, trade and the economy, and running second behind former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush overall.
Trump dismissed Bush’s as-yet-unannounced candidacy, saying, “It’s not gonna happen,” and explained his current runner-up status in polls by saying, “I think it’s because I tell the truth.”
Trump said, “I fix things,” promising to “make the country great again.”
“The American Dream is dead,” Trump proclaimed, quickly adding, “but I’m gonna make it bigger and better and stronger than ever before.”
Trump said his approach was simple, in that “the only thing I need is to do what’s right for the country.”