Donald Trump said Sunday that "it's fine" if his personal history, including his past marriages, is scrutinized during the 2016 election cycle. The GOP presidential candidate said in an interview that aired on "Meet the Press" Sunday that his personal life has been a part of tabloid journalism for decades, but he noted that there was a difference between a New York business man and Bill Clinton when he was president.
"No. 1, it's fine," Trump said in the interview, according to Politico. "You know what? I wasn't the President of the United States. And I wasn't dealing in the Oval Office, all right? A big difference. I wasn't the president."
He added: "And my first wife thinks I'm great. And my second wife ... I have a great marriage. I mean, I have a great marriage. So I mean, it's fine." Trump reiterated the point that he considers his past to be fair game, saying, "I'm not saying don't bring anything up with me."
There has been a back-and-forth between Trump and the Clintons for weeks about whether or not the real estate tycoon is sexist, to which Trump volleyed back that the former president has "a penchant for sexism" and "an abuser."
Trump echoed that sentiment in the Sunday interview, saying, that Hillary Clinton is "married to an abuser," according to TPM. "A woman claimed rape, and all sorts of things. I mean, horrible things," he added.
Hillary Clinton said on CBS' Face the Nation on Sunday that Trump is welcome to continue making personal attacks, but she added that she is staying focused on the issues of her campaign.
"If he wants to engage in personal attacks from the past, that's his prerogative. You know -- so be it," Clinton said. "I'm going to draw distinctions between where I stand and where he stands when it comes to equal pay for women, raising the minimum wage ... protecting a woman's right to make the most personal health care decisions."
