Trump Denies Scolding By RNC Chair: He 'Knows Better Than To Lecture Me'

Following reports that Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Wednesday asked Donald Trump to tone down his remarks on immigration, Trump on Thursday attempted to downplay the phone call.

Trump said that reports on the phone call were "false," claiming that it was "more of a congratulatory call." But he also conceded that Priebus did mention that Trump could soften his tone on immigration. Trump told the New York Times that his call with Priebus only lasted about ten minutes and that it was more of a "more of a congratulatory call."

According to Trump, Priebus said, "said wow, you’re really doing well in the polls, you really hit a nerve," adding that Trump may become "number one in the polls."

"He said, 'Well, you really have hit a nerve, keep going,'" Trump told the Times about Priebus' comments. "He said, 'If you could tone it down – I know that’s tough – but if you could tone it down, that wouldn’t be bad.'"

Trump indicated that he isn't taking any comments from the RNC chairman seriously, saying that Priebus "knows better than to lecture me."

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