It turns out Trump is more of a Bill Clinton fan than a Marco Rubio fan

In Donald Trump's opinion, conservative pundit George Will is a "dope" and Sen. Marco Rubio is "overrated." But Bill Clinton? "Probably" the best of the last four presidents, says The Donald. On a Thursday appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe, Trump — who officially announced his presidential bid on Tuesday — gave a rundown of his opinions of other politicians, including everyone from Barack Obama to Bill Clinton to his fellow GOP contenders.

Even though Trump is a Republican, he said in his Morning Joe interview on Thursday that he thinks Bill was the best president America has had in the Oval Office out of the last four presidents. "Had he not met Monica, had he not met Paula, had he not met various and sundry semi-beautiful women, he would have had a much better deal going," Trump said. He wasn't nearly as sympathetic when talking about Obama, whom he needled for playing "more golf than professional players on the PGA tour."

But while he was quick with the jokes about other politicians, Trump wasn't so keen on conservative commentators' tendencies to make jokes about his own candidacy. At this point, Trump is considered a longshot for the presidential nomination. But The Donald — noting his attendance at the Wharton School of Finance and his book, The Art of the Deal — finds that doubt pretty laughable.

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