Trump: ‘I Don’t Have Thin Skin!’ (VIDEO)

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In an attempt to respond to Hillary Clinton’s “thin skin” jab at him during her foreign policy speech earlier in the week, Donald Trump is now defending his ability to take criticism.

In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Friday, Trump was asked to share his thoughts about Clinton’s speech beginning with the “thin-skinned” remark.

“Well, I don’t have thin skin,” Trump protested. “I have very strong and thick skin. If you do a report and it’s not necessarily positive but, you’re right, I never complain. I do complain when it’s a lie or when it’s wrong.”

Trump then went on to explain how his thick skin and “good temperament” made him have “one of the best-selling books of all-time” and a successful television show.

“What does that have to do with temperament?” Tapper asked.

“You can’t have that success without good temperament,” Trump said. “And I will say that, I was thinking about the word temperament. We need a strong temperament in this country. We have been led by weak and ineffective people.”

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  1. Nicely done by the Clinton campaign, less than 24 hours later and Trump’s spending all his media time playing defense.

  2. Trump’s explaining----ergo, he’s losing.

    And he doesn’t even know how hard Hillary smacked him.

  3. “I have very strong and thick skin. If you do a report and it’s not necessarily positive but, you’re right, I never complain. I do complain when it’s a lie or when it’s wrong.”

    Trump then went on to explain how his thick skin and “good temperament” made him have “one of the best-selling books of all-time” and a successful television show.

    I guess he told her.

    If people weren’t laughing at him before, they sure as heck are now. Definitely not presidential material there, bud.

  4. Keep him on the air non-stop if this is the kind of drivel he’s going to spew.

    I wonder if it’s even theoretically possible for Trump to understand the irony of his reaction to being called thin-skinned?

  5. His response makes him sound like an idiot even more

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