Trump: No White House? Then a 'very nice long vacation'

Donald Trump offered a fatalistic assessment of his personal and political future on Thursday, saying he will not abandon the controversial style that fueled his ascent despite lagging poll numbers and a string of damaging controversies.

And if that means losing to Hillary Clinton in November, Trump told CNBC: "I'm going to have a very, very nice long vacation."

Doubling down on his assertion Wednesday that President Barack Obama is "the founder of ISIS" and Clinton its "co-founder," Trump rejected any suggestion he might tamp down his rhetoric as Election Day closes in.

"Look, all I do is tell the truth," he said. "I'm a truth-teller. All I do is tell the truth, and if at the end of 90 days I've fallen short because I'm somewhat [not] politically correct even though I'm supposed to be the smart one and even though I'm supposed to have a lot of good ideas, it's OK. I go back to a very good way of life. It's not what I'm looking to do. I think we're going to have a victory. But we'll see."

Presented with a series of bad swing state poll numbers and asked how he would "close that gap," Trump cut off any talk of changing course.

His plan: "Just keep doing the same thing I'm doing right now and at the end, it's either going to work or I'm going to, you know -- I'm going to have a very, very nice, long vacation."

The comments represent shift in tone from earlier this month, when Trump repeatedly warned supporters that the election could be stolen from them by a "rigged" vote.

"I'm afraid the election's going to be rigged. I have to be honest," Trump said during an August 1 rally in Ohio. The next day, he told Fox News: "We'd better be careful, because that election is going to be rigged."

"I hope the Republicans are watching closely," he said. "Or it's going to be taken away from us."

News Courtesy: www.cnn.com