Donald Trump Says It Will Be a 'Miracle' If Hillary Can Continue With Campaign Throughout Email Scandal

Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press," Donald Trump compared Hillary Clinton's controversy over her email server to that of former CIA Director David Petraeus who ultimately was forced to resign after it was revealed that he shared classified information with a woman he was having an affair with.

"I think she may not be able to run, to be honest, because this whole email thing is a horrible thing," Trump told Chuck Todd in an interview that aired Sunday morning, saying that it would be a "miracle" if the former secretary of state is able to continue her 2016 presidential campaign.

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"General Petraeus, his life has been destroyed. And he did 5 percent of what she did," Trump said. "So assuming she's able to run — which would be absolutely, to me, a miracle at this point — I will beat her."

"I think she's the worst secretary of state in the history of our country," Trump continued.

And when Trump refused to answer Todd's question of who was the worst before her, the NBC host shot back, saying "Everything with you is the best or the worst; there's no nuance."

The real estate tycoon also said he imagined Clinton's husband, former President Bill Clinton, was "disappointed" that Trump had decided to throw his hat into the ring for the Republican presidential nomination as he is the only candidate who could beat Clinton.

Trump addressed the rumors that he may jump the Republican ship and run as an independent in 2016 and said as of right now, it's "highly unlikely" that he will do that, but he's going to keep the door open.

Once again, Trump compared the U.S. to countries such as China and Japan and lamented to Todd that the country no longer has victories. Later on during the interview, Trump and Todd sparred about the U.S. economy compared to other nation's such as Mexico.

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In the interview, Trump also defended his changes in certain policy positions, such as abortion, likening himself to former President Ronald Reagan. Trump referenced the recent undercover videos that reportedly show Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of aborted fetal tissue. The Republican presidential contender said Planned Parenthood needs to stop providing abortions and condemned the "attitudes" of the officials who appeared in the videos.

"In particular, I didn't like the attitude of the people. They talked about it like they were making widgets or gadgets, and it was inappropriate," he said. "So I didn't like what I saw, I didn't like what the doctors, or whoever they were, talking about it. They talked about it like we're doing cars or something."

However, Trump said he wasn't prepared to discuss if he'd shut down the government over Planned Parenthood funding.

"I would say during the administration of Ronald Reagan, you really felt proud to be an American and to any great extent, people were proud," Trump said on when the last time America was "great again," addressing Todd's question in reference to his campaign slogan.

Despite multiple controversial off-the-cuff remarks, Trump steadfastly remains the GOP frontrunner.

Trump and Todd, despite their tumultuous relationship sat down for the 30-minute interview, which ranged from Supreme Court appointments to ISIS, below.