Presidential elections 2016 news: Donald Trump - 'I'm willing to spend $1 billion to get elected'
On Saturday, Donald Trump declared that he is willing to spend up to $1 billion on his presidential campaigns if needed, so he can get elected.
In a discussion with CNN's Jeremy Diamond outside the Iowa State Fair, he said "I make $400 million a year, so what difference does it make? What I want to do is make the country great," when he was asked how much he has spent ever since he started campaigns.
When he was asked later in the afternoon if he was willing to spend up to $1 billion, Trump nonchalantly answered, "If necessary, I will spend it, yes."
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The billionaire also noted that unlike other candidates who think about what they can do to please lobbyists, he said he doesn't worry about such since he has been funding his own race. He added that he has rejected $5 million from a lobbyist who was interested in contributing to his campaign.
Trump has been known for claiming that he is worth $10 billion and he has actually shared some of his money to several candidates in the past, including the Democrats' front-runner, Hillary Clinton.
Experts say this could be the reason why the billionaire said the amount raised by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, which is approximately $100 million, will turn him into a "puppet" that his donors can control.
Regarding the most-talked-about issue among presidential debates, Trump said he has released his position paper on immigration. He also said his immigration plan will include his often repeated pledge to build a wall that will mark the division between the United States and Mexico.
"Nobody is going through my wall. It's going to be strong. It's going to be solid," he said.
The mogul's statements about immigration have been center of criticism from many U.S. residents, especially since he has particularly pinpointed Mexico, saying rapists and murderers going to the United States are from Mexico.
On Saturday, Trump argued that he has made no mistakes or delivered any offensive comments during his campaign. "The people understood it," he said.
