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Donald Trump: “The politicians, they've had me to their homes, they've introduced me to their children, I'd become their best friends…”

On the recordOctober 19, 2016
The politicians, they've had me to their homes, they've introduced me to their children, I'd become their best friends in many instances. They've asked for my endorsement and they always wanted my money, and even called me really a dear, dear friend. But then, suddenly, decided when I ran for president as a Republican, that I've always been a no-good, rotten, disgusting scoundrel.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Trump discusses how politicians who were once friendly turned against him when he ran for president as a Republican.

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