Republican frontrunner Donald Trump said Wednesday he would likely borrow some of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) attacks against Hillary Clinton in a potential general election matchup.

During a lengthy interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe, Trump said Sanders' strong words against Clinton made for good soundbites. Sanders went so far earlier this month as to say Clinton was not "qualified" to be president, ripping her especially for her Iraq War vote and Wall Street ties.

"Well, Bernie Sanders has a message that's interesting," Trump said. "I'm going to be taking a lot of the things that Bernie said and using them. I can re-read some of his speeches. I can get some very good material. He said in many ways, she shouldn't be there.

"He said some things about her that are actually surprising, that essentially she has no right to even be running and that she's got bad judgment. When he said ‘bad judgment,' I said ‘Soundbite!'"

Trump added Sanders was "very effective" but treated "very badly" by the Democratic Party, suggesting he run as an independent in the general election.

Trump swept all five states in Tuesday night's primaries to widen his delegate lead over second-place Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas), and Clinton all but slammed the door on Sanders with four wins.

Sanders effectively conceded he would not get the nomination by making a statement that he would continue fighting to the convention for progressive values, but not mentioning a possible victory.

The rhetoric between the Clinton and Sanders camps has toned down since last week's New York primary. The bad blood between the camps boiled over in a contentious debate in Brooklyn, and one supporter of Sanders even referred to "corporate Democratic whores" at a rally.