Trump: ‘I Have Had Very Few Failures’ in My Life

STEPHANOPOULOS: “Let me ask you a more philosophical question. Which failure in your career taught you the most? What did you learn from it?”

TRUMP: “I’ve had very few failures, George. And if I do have a failure, I try and make it a success. For instance, if a market collapses in the midst of a big construction job, which I’ve had happen a number of times, in some cases, I’ve made those jobs more successful. I go back to the banks. I fight with them. I negotiate. I do all sorts of things. And I’ve had deals that should have been disasters and would have been for most people and they’ve become great successes, actually more successful than if the market had stayed good. But I would say this more than anything else; you have to learn from tough times. And I’ve learned a lot.”