CNN | At one point in the interview, Lemon stated bluntly that while on the campaign trail, Trump has insulted blacks, Asians and women, to which Trump replied, "I know, and I haven't insulted blacks. I haven't insulted Asians."
Lemon questioned Trump about a controversial and ultimately inaccurate tweet he posted to his Twitter account stating that 81 percent of whites were killed by blacks in 2014, when only 14 percent were.
Trump brushed that off as a retweet, noting that he didn't create it.
Lemon then asked flatly, "Are you racist?"
"I am the least racist person that you have ever met. I am the least racist person," Trump said.
Lemon also asked the Republican front-runner if he was bigoted or Islamophobic, to which Trump replied, "No."
Trump added that being considered a racist or a bigot doesn't bother him because he knows that those labels are false.
"No, if things are true, if that were true, it would bother me
tremendously, OK. But of course, if you're a racist, you probably
wouldn't care," Trump said. "But if things are true, it would bother
me. But if it's—it's so false, and honestly, I don't hear it often. I
don't hear it often."
Trump then added: "Actually, let me go a step further. A poll was taken recently where as a Republican, which is unheard of, I had 25 percent of the black vote. So, African Americans, 25 percent for Trump.
"A political pundit said, 'Wow, if that's true, the election is over; Trump wins.' I think I'm going to win the African-American vote, and I think I'm going to win the Hispanic vote."
Trump then added: "Actually, let me go a step further. A poll was taken recently where as a Republican, which is unheard of, I had 25 percent of the black vote. So, African Americans, 25 percent for Trump.
"A political pundit said, 'Wow, if that's true, the election is over; Trump wins.' I think I'm going to win the African-American vote, and I think I'm going to win the Hispanic vote."
