Former President Donald Trump pushed back on claims that he rips on a lot of top people who he hired in his administration by saying that for every one bad example there is, there are ten good examples.

Trump made the remarks in response to a question from Fox News anchor Bret Baier, who noted that Trump said in 2016 that he was going to “surround myself with only the best and most serious people.”

“Well, I did do that,” Trump told Baier. “That’s tremendous. Look, we had the best economy we’ve ever had, the world has ever seen.”

Baier responded:

This time, your Vice President Mike Pence is running against you. Your ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, she’s running against you. Your former Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said he’s not supporting you.

You mentioned National Security Adviser John Bolton. He’s not supporting you either. You mentioned Attorney General Bill Barr. Says you shouldn’t be president again. Calls you ‘the consummate narcissist’ and “troubled man.” You recently called Barr a “gutless pig.”

Your second defense secretary is not supporting you. Called you irresponsible. This week, you called your White House Chief of Staff John Kelly “weak and ineffective” and “born with a very small brain.” You called your acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney a “born loser.” You called your first Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, “dumb as a rock,” and your first Defense Secretary, James Mattis, “the world’s most overrated general.” You called your White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany “milquetoast.”

And multiple times, you’ve referred to your Transportation secretary, Elaine Chao, as “Mitch McConnell’s China-loving wife.”

When asked why he hired all those people, Trump responded that he “hired ten to one that were fantastic.”

“We had a great economy. We had phenomenal people in charge of the economy,” Trump continued. “We had phenomenal people in the military. I’m not a fan of Milley and I’m not a fan of certain of the television people. But I knocked out ISIS, I defeated ISIS. They said, Mattis, it will take three years and I don’t think we can do it. I did it in a period of like four weeks.”

“There’s a lot of people who praise you for your policies,” Baier acknowledged. “I just said that.”

“That’s true. Well, I mean, you just went through a list,” Trump concluded. “But don’t forget, for every one you say, I had ten that love us.”

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Former President Donald Trump said during an interview this week that his family will not play any role in his administration if he becomes the Republican Party nominee and wins the 2024 general election.

Trump, 77, told Fox News anchor Bret Baier in an interview that aired Monday evening that being president was “too painful for the family” and that they will not be involved in his administration if he gets back to the White House.

Trump made the remarks when Baier asked him if he wanted his oldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, and her husband, Jared Kushner, with him again politically in the future.

“No,” Trump responded. “I said, that’s enough for the family. You know why? It’s too painful for the family.”

“My family’s been through hell,” he continued. “I mean, they have — Eric, my son, who’s a fine boy. You know him very well. He’s a fine young man, good student, good everything, comes in. We’re doing beautifully. Then I decide to run for president. I mean, I don’t think anybody in the world in history has ever had more subpoenas sent to him,” the 2024 GOP presidential front-runner claimed.

The former president said that no other family has been through what his family has been through.

“Ivanka had a really successful line of clothing, I mean, making a fortune. When I did this, she was really — she closed it up,” he said. “She sort of felt she had to, but she closed it up.”

Ivanka Trump announced in November 2022 that she would play no part in her father’s 2024 presidential campaign, and she skipped the former president’s campaign launch at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

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Ivanka Trump announced after her father announced his third presidential campaign that she did not want to be part of it because she wanted to focus on her children.

“I love my father very much,” Ivanka said. “This time around, I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family. I do not plan to be involved in politics.”

“While I will always love and support my father, going forward I will do so outside the political arena,” she continued. “I am grateful to have had the honor of serving the American people and I will always be proud of many of our Administration’s accomplishments.”