Donald Trump admits skipping Fox News debate may have cost him Iowa


In New Hampshire on Tuesday, Donald Trump said it's possible he didn't win the Iowa caucuses because of his decision to skip the Fox News debate last week, but he still "would have done it exactly the same way."
"In one hour I raised $6 million for the vets, and I would never, ever give that up to go between first and second in Iowa," he said. "It wouldn't be worth it." Trump said he thought he did "really well" coming in second place, and believes he'll finish first in New Hampshire and will pick up new supporters. "I think we'll get a lot of Sanders voters," he said. "They're very much into the trade world, and I'm the best on trade. He mentions it, but I don't think he's gonna be capable of doing anything about it."
Trump also made it clear he doesn't appreciate the narrative surrounding Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's third place finish in Iowa. "You mention Marco, a good guy, but he came in third and they make it sound like he had a victory and I didn't, but I came in second," he said. Trump made his remarks after receiving an endorsement from Scott Brown, the former Republican senator from Massachusetts.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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