As if there was ever any doubt, Donald Trump revealed to Fox News on Election Day who he's voting for.
"Well, I’ve really worked on this hard," Trump joked in a phone interview with "Fox & Friends" when asked about his vote.
Tuesday Trump had several closing arguments for his campaign, and he made an admission: He does have some regrets, but said it's more important to "go forward."
"We have to build up our military," Trump said. "We have to take care of our vets. We have to make strong borders, make great trade deals. We have to terminate Obamacare. We're going to come up with great health care at a fraction of the cost, much better and much less expensive. [We have to] save our Second Amendment and remember the Supreme Court."
At the same time, Trump admitted to show co-host Brian Kilmeade that there are "always regrets," but "you can't" go back and change things.
"You have to learn," he said. "Sure, there are things I would have done differently but you have to go forward. You do want to learn, but there's nothing you can do. I'm very proud of my children. I'm just looking at them right now as an example on the show. I'm very proud because Don and Eric and Ivanka and, to a lesser extent because she just got out of school, out of college, but Tiffany has also been so terrific. They work so hard. As you know, they have done your show many times. They work so hard."
Trump said he decided to make a morning appearance on the Fox program because he's "a little bit superstitious," and he'd spoken to the show often during the primary season.
"I won many primaries speaking to you first thing in the morning, so I'm going to keep that string going," Trump said. "But it's been an amazing process. It's been about 17 or 18 months since I first really came up with it...it's been a beautiful process. The people of this country are incredible. I've been all over the country. I've met the people at every level. I've met the people at every level, and they are amazing. I think if people say what have you learned, that's what I've learned. The people of this country are amazing."
Trump said the race has changed him, because he's seen people with so many dreams that have not happened.
"You look at the veterans, they have been hurt so badly," said Trump. "They are great people. They are our great people and they have been hurt so badly and they are being taken care of so badly."
Trump also said Tuesday that many of the agenda items he outlined over a year ago still stand, and placed particular emphasis on Obamacare, which he said needs to be repealed and replaced.
"It's horrible," said Trump. "It's driving people out of business. People, can't afford it. First of all, people can't afford it. Second of all, it's no good. It doesn't work."
Trump said he's doing well in several states, including Florida and New Hampshire, and described Ohio as being "incredible."
"I think we're going to win Iowa and Ohio and New Hampshire," said Trump. "We're going to win a lot of states. Who knows what happens ultimately, but we're going to win. I think one that's going to be interesting is Michigan because it's not a state that's gone Republican for many decades...I will tell you we're getting very good reports out of Wisconsin."
Trump has been quoted as saying that if he doesn't win, he'll have considered the race a total waste of time, and he said on Tuesday that he will "not consider it great if I don't win."
"There's never been a movement like this," he said. "I will have spent over $100 million on my own campaign. Meaning, I don't have to take -- I don't have to take the money from all the fat cats that are going to tell you what to do. I think it's a big asset. It doesn't get talked about much but I think it's a tremendous asset. No, I will consider it -- I will not consider it great if I don't win."
He said he also thinks polls showing Democratic nominee ahead are "purposely wrong" and he does not believe the media actually interviews people for them.
"I think they put out phony numbers," said Trump. "I do think this, after the debates, I think my numbers started to go up well, and then I did a series for the last two weeks only of -- only of -- you know, really important speeches, I think, and in 20,000, 25,000 people, 31,000 people were showing up to these speeches."
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Sandy Fitzgerald has more than three decades in journalism and serves as a general assignment writer for Newsmax covering news, media, and politics.
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