--- title: Donald Trump: 'I'm Gonna Win the Hispanic Vote' description: The candidate also objects to the idea that his comments on Muslims could contribute to radicalization canonical: https://time.com/4153109/donald-trump-im-gonna-win-the-hispanic-vote/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-17T12:53:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:56:47.630Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump: 'I'm Gonna Win the Hispanic Vote' og:description: He also refutes that his comments on Muslims could contribute to radicalization og:url: https://time.com/4153109/donald-trump-im-gonna-win-the-hispanic-vote/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteb192b367bf2e25d/698875d00b72e380836e750f/screen-shot-2015-12-17-at-7-41-10-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1420 og:image:height: 799 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2015-12-17 at 7.41.10 AM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump: 'I'm Gonna Win the Hispanic Vote' twitter:description: He also refutes that his comments on Muslims could contribute to radicalization twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteb192b367bf2e25d/698875d00b72e380836e750f/screen-shot-2015-12-17-at-7-41-10-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump: 'I'm Gonna Win the Hispanic Vote' > Sponsored content. 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Watch Time magazine's interview with Donald Trump for Person of the Year_ by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Dec 17, 2015 12:53 PM UTC  ABC by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Dec 17, 2015 12:53 PM UTC Donald Trump said on _Jimmy Kimmel Live!_ Wednesday night that he believes in spite of his negative comments about Mexicans, he will win the majority of the Hispanic vote. “They’re unbelievable people,” Trump said of the “thousands” of Latinos who’ve worked for him over the years, adding that there would be a “big, beautiful door” in the wall he plans to build between Mexico and the U.S. so that those who come legally would feel welcomed. “If you look at the polls that come out on the Hispanics,” he said, “the people that are here and have gone through the process, they’re here legally, I’m doing great. I mean, I’m gonna win the Hispanic vote, in my opinion. I mean, we’re gonna see what happens … I’ve developed a great relationship with the Hispanics for a very simple reason: I’m gonna create jobs.” A [survey](http://time.com/3960958/clinton-hispanic-univision-poll/) of Hispanic voters this summer showed 79% found Trump’s comments on Mexicans to be offensive. Trump would not comment on whether he would kill baby Hitler (Jeb Bush said he would) and refuted the idea that his call for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. could sow the seeds of resentment and radicalism. He did play along with Kimmel, however, as the host read a children’s book mocking Trump’s ideology called _Winners Aren’t Losers_. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] [ NOISE ] I see your face. [ MUSIC ] My crowds have gotten larger. They've gotten even more energized to a point where we go into a place, whether it's New Hampshire, whether it's Iowa, whether it's Columbus, Ohio. No matter where I go, we have many more people than we anticipated. And the other thing I see now that I didn't see as much, tremendous energy, tremendous spirit. They want to make America great again. It's very simple. They want to make America great again. [ CROSSTALK ] [ APPLAUSE ] United States, Donald Trump. I am less politically correct than you're supposed to be and I will tell you, I don't do it purposely. I could be so politically correct you would sit with me and people would say, wow, he is such a fine person, he is a, I just don't have time for it. Political correctness takes a lot of time, takes a tremendous amount of time. We are lead by very, very stupid people. Mexico sends it's people. Oh I don't know what I said. They're not sending their best. I don't remember. Bringing drugs. Out of hundreds of deals that I've done. They're bringing crime. I've taken advantage of the laws of this country. They're rapists. We don't win anymore. And some, I assume, are good people. I'm really rich. I'll show you that myself. I was called by a major, major A reporter, whose name I won't use. He said, " How does it feel ?" I said, " How does what feel ?" " What you've done has never been done in the history of United States politics. I say, " What do you mean by that ?" He said, " Nobody has ever done what you've done. The energy, the crowds, the whole concept of what you've done has never been done ." And I said, " Well, what have I done? I haven't won ." If I don't win it's just a waste of time as far as I'm concerned. I will consider it a giant waste of time. He said, no you're wrong, if you don't win you have still done something that's never been done before. I tend to disagree with him, I think I have to win. I'm about winning. 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