Trump says he will declare victory ‘when there is victory’
President Donald Trump called into “Fox & Friends” Tuesday morning for his first interview on Election Day.
When asked about reporting that he could try to prematurely declare victory, Trump said he will only declare victory “when there is victory.” He added that “there is no reason to play games,” but was unspecific about what determines victory in his mind.
The president went on to say he thinks he has a “very solid chance at winning.” He then immediately followed that with, “I don’t know what the chances are,” but he said he is basing his confidence in part on his crowd sizes.
On his Election Day plans, the president said that in addition to going to visit his campaign headquarters in Virginia this morning, he’ll be doing a “big series of phone calls” to people who have been loyal to him.
On the specter of civil unrest resulting from the election -- specifically about the possibility of chaos in the streets if he wins again -- Trump said it will all be in “Democrat-run cities” and said that “my side is a very strong side, if they wanted to but they don't like doing that.”
The president also predicted he would be victorious in key states including Texas, Florida, Arizona, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Finally, the president reiterated that he would like the results of the election to be finalized by the end of the day.
“I’d like to find out on November 3rd, the end of the evening or, you know, late into the morning, who won the election," he said.
- ABC News’ Jordyn Phelps and Elizabeth Thomas
