Trump: Mitt Romney Trying To Be Relevant by Attacking Me

LAUER: “Donald Trump joins us on the phone right now. Mr. Trump, good morning to you.”
TRUMP: “Good morning. I love that number.”
LAUER: “Yeah, I had a feeling —“
TRUMP: “I will not disappoint them. Believe me.”
LAUER: “I had a feeling you’d like that introduction. Negativity is something that most people say they hate in a political campaign, and yet you know what? It works. And when we look at polling in Michigan and in Florida that does seem to be tightening, do you think it’s a direct result of that scathing takedown by Mitt Romney and speeches by Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan and the attacks you’re facing from Cruz, Rubio and some Super PACs out there?”
TRUMP: “Well, I’m the one that can beat Hillary Clinton, [indecipherable] lot of polls showing that frankly. And I’m the one that’s going to do the job. I’m the one that’s going to bring jobs back to the country. Mitt Romney is a failed candidate. He ran one of the worst presidential campaigns in the history of our country and now he wants to be relevant again. And it’s disgraceful.” [crosstalk]
LAUER: “But it’s only been a short time that you faced the full wrath of all these entities. Do you worry that it will stop your momentum at the most crucial time of this campaign?”
TRUMP: “Well, I don’t know, Matt. I mean, I saw some polls yesterday in Michigan where I’m 19 and 20 points up. And I saw some very, very good polls. I’m still leading in Florida against a failed senator. You know, Rubio is a failed senator. He doesn’t vote. He’s got the worst voting record, one of the worst in the history of the United States Senate. He’s done a terrible job and he’s got a lot of problems. And to put it mildly — and he hasn’t won. I mean, he can’t win anywhere. So, I agree with Ted Cruz on that. I mean, he says this guy just doesn’t win anywhere. So, at what point do you go with somebody else? But, he’s doing poorly in Florida and frankly if he ran for office right now in Florida, he couldn’t get elected dogcatcher. He’s done such a poor job.”