Trump on Clinton: ‘The people don’t want her’

by Jesse Byrnes - 03/09/16 7:04 AM ET

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday morning called for the Republican Party to unite after his series of wins on Tuesday while turning his sights on Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton.

“I would love to see the party come together and unify,” Trump said during a phone call on CNN’s “New Day,” panning a slew of attack ads against him airing in Florida ahead of next week’s primary.

{mosads}Trump argued that Clinton, who he said is seeing “no enthusiasm,” could face a general election battle, pointing to her surprise loss in the swing state of Michigan to rival Bernie Sanders on Tuesday.

“She’ll definitely get the nomination,” Trump said on CNN. “But losing Michigan is more than a bump in the general, because it’s just the people don’t want her.”

“She’s not going to bring back trade. You know, Michigan has been devastated by bad trade deals. She’s in favor of trade deals. She’s not gonna bring back trade, she’s not gonna bring back businesses,” Trump said.

Two of Trump’s rivals, John Kasich and Marco Rubio, are fighting for wins in their respective home states of Ohio and Florida in an effort to deny Trump the required number of delegates to secure the GOP nomination and force a brokered convention in July.

Trump said it’d be “pretty tough for anybody to do anything” if he wins those states, as he’s currently leading Ted Cruz in delegates, and noted he wouldn’t hold off knocking his Republican opponents anytime soon.

“I am a uniter, but I have to finish off the project,” he said. “You have to finish off what you have to finish off.”

Trump also predicted a more cordial debate Thursday night when Republicans gather in Florida. “I think it will be a nicer, softer, lighter debate, I hope.”

Trump referred to his recent conversation with Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on the House Republicans’ agenda as “so great” and “very conciliatory.”