Even after losing millions of dollars worth of contracts with NBC, Univision, and Macy’s, Donald Trump is sticking to what he said during his presidential campaign announcement (on June 16th) about Mexicans.

Believe it or not, Trump is currently hugely popular with the American people. He is the 2nd most popular Republican candidate so far, trailing the leader by only 7 points.

In a candid interview with Media Buzz, Donald Trump, explained what he ‘really meant to say’. “I employ thousands of Mexicans,” said Donald. “I love the Mexican people. They’re fantastic, and everybody knows that.”

Erik Schatzker of Bloomberg News put it nicely, saying: “People can accuse Donald Trump of acting like a buffoon, but he is no fool… Donald Trump is trading his commercial success for political success.”

Responding to those that criticized him, and said he doesn’t belong on stage with the other candidates, Trump said they are simply trying to sabotage him. “Bottom line: I’ve built a massive company. I’ve had number one best-sellers. I wrote ‘The Art of The Deal,’ which is just about the biggest business book of all time… I went to the Wharton School of Finance, and I was a really good student, even though it’s one of the hardest schools in the world to get into, and they [my critics] are still saying: ‘why is he here?’”