Exclusive interview with Donald Trump

Kent Justice sat down with Trump before rally in St. Augustine

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The presidential campaigns are pushing hard in the final two weeks to Election Day. As early voting began in several local counties, Donald Trump rallied with supporters in St. Augustine on Monday.

Part of a two-day swing through the Sunshine State, Trump filled the St. Augustine Amphitheatre.
Trump told the crowd most of the country believes America is on the wrong track.

He said he’s going to fix what he believes is a “rigged” election system and said without biased media, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton “would be nothing.”

Just before the rally, News4Jax political analyst Kent Justice spoke exclusively with Trump and asked him to clarify that comment and several other things headed into the final two weeks of Election 2016.

How would I as a media member, be part of “rigging” the system? 

Well, the system is rigged, and not you, but many of the media – it’s so dishonest. The polling is dishonest. We just came out with a big poll where I’m leading. It’s the most accurate poll. The IBD, it’s the most accurate for the last, I guess, three cycles. And we’re two points up. Two points up in another one. Three points up in another one, and the media doesn’t want to say that. You know they don’t want to talk about it.

IBD is the Investor’s Business Daily. Trump calls it the most accurate poll the past three Presidential elections.

What about polls showing a large disparity between Men and women in supporting the Republican nominee? Especially following allegations of misconduct in the past two weeks.

Well, I think people understand, their stories were just stories, they were fabricated, they were totally made up. Probably by the Democrats. They were probably put out there by the Democrats. But those things didn’t happen. Those were events that never happened. And probably, also, you read about my rallies, where they put violent people in, and they paid them $1,500 plus a cellphone. Nobody knew until about two weeks ago how that happened. And they put violent people into the rallies and people thought it was me and it wasn’t me. Probably the same people that did that, did these other charges. Which turned out, I mean, they’re just total lies. And I think most people know that.

Most people in Florida know Marco Rubio – once a campaign rival to Trump – is running for re-election to the Senate. Trump says Rubio will win since he has not disavowed his endorsement of Trump following the scandals of the past two weeks.

“I hear Marco is doing very well,” Trump said. “We have a very good relationship. I think he’s going to win. And part of the reason I think he’s going to win is because we are very much in sync. And we have very good polls in Florida, so does he.”

Donald Trump said the bottom line is that he loves America and that’s why he entered the race in last June.

Trump’s Florida swing continues Tuesday with an afternoon stop in Sanford at Million Air Orlando, then to Tallahassee later that night.


About the Author:

Kent Justice co-anchors News4Jax's 5 p.m., 10 and 11 p.m. newscasts weeknights and reports on government and politics. He also hosts "This Week in Jacksonville," Channel 4's hot topics and politics public affairs show each Sunday morning at 9 a.m.