Former President Donald Trump said he is not afraid of going to prison despite his multiple indictments.
Trump shared the comments during an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" that aired on Sunday.
Trump says threat of jail time doesn't hurt his sleep: 'I'm built a little differently https://t.co/lwsSCo2wRz
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) September 17, 2023
"I don’t even think about it," Trump told NBC's Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker in an interview aired on Sunday. "I’m built a little differently, I guess, because I have had people come up to me and say, ‘How do you do it, sir? How do you do it?’ I don’t even think about it."
“When you say, do I lose sleep? I sleep,” he said. “I sleep. Because I truly feel that, in the end, we’re going to win.”
WATCH: Former President Trump says he needed ’22,000 votes’ in each state to win in 2020, but falsely claims he still won
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When you say you needed one-tenth of a point, you needed one-tenth of a point to win?FMR. PRES. DONALD TRUMP:
I needed a very small — I… pic.twitter.com/zcLrTvS993— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) September 17, 2023
The most heated debate may have occurred over Trump's view of the 2020 election results.
"I just want to be clear, though. Are you saying you needed those votes in order to win? Are you acknowledging you didn’t win?" host Kristen Welker asked.
I’m not acknowledging. No. I say I won the election," Trump responded.
Donald Trump says it’s Nancy Pelosi’s fault that Donald Trump supporters were trying to kill Nancy Pelosi. https://t.co/6vu7yRJQox
— Jason Selvig (@jasonselvig) September 17, 2023
Trump also sparked controversy by blaming then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for the riots at the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021.
“She turned down 10,000 soldiers,” Trump said, claiming that Pelosi was in charge of security of the Capitol. “If she didn’t turn down the soldiers, you wouldn’t have had January 6th.”
“Capitol police said that he wanted it and Nancy Pelosi wouldn’t accept it,” Trump said. “She’s responsible for January 6th.”
The interview with the unfriendly network was a surprise move for Trump after avoiding the recent GOP primary debate on Fox News. Despite the strong questioning, Trump pushed back on a variety of issues, including the indictments he faces, arguing he will win in the end as he faces a potential rematch against President Joe Biden next year.
