Donald Trump: ‘There’s no spirit behind Hillary. There never will be’

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is “not going to engender spirit” and that he can lead the GOP to victory in November, decrying “disgusting, false ads” written by “absolute haters.”

“We have something going on that’s the biggest political story all over the world, and it’s what’s happening with the Republican party,” Mr. Trump said on NBC’s “Today” program. “Millions of people are coming out and voting in the primaries, millions more than four years ago — millions. Sixty-five percent more, whereas the Democrats are down 30 and 35 percent.”

“There’s no spirit behind Hillary. There never will be,” he said. “She’s not going to engender spirit. There’s nothing to be spirited about.”

“And what happens is we have something that if we could embrace it, we’re going to have a massive victory in November,” Mr. Trump said. “We’re going to have a massive victory.”

“But, you know, instead of all this negative stuff … I was at the tournament last week at Trump National Doral where Adam Scott won, and I turn on television, and every time there’s a commercial, it was a negative ad in Florida about me — a horrible and false ad,” he said. “These are false ads. These are disgusting, false ads written by people that are absolute haters.”

“If this party came together … nobody could beat it,” he said. “And that’s one of the things I respect. Paul Ryan called me, such a smart call, such a wonderful call.”

Mr. Ryan, the House speaker, has also reportedly spoken to Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and plans to speak with Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.