"He made a deal with the devil. She’s the devil. He made a deal with the devil,” Trump said of Sanders endorsing Clinton. | AP Photo Trump calls Clinton 'the devil'

Donald Trump on Monday night said Bernie Sanders “made a deal with the devil” when he endorsed Hillary Clinton, continuing a day of attacks.

Speaking at a campaign rally in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, outside of Harrisburg, Trump was harshly critical of Sanders’ endorsement of Clinton prior to the Democratic National Convention.


“He made a bad deal. He should have not made a deal. He would’ve gone down as doing something really important,” Trump said of Sanders’ decision to end his long and hard-fought campaign against the Democratic nominee. “Once he made that deal, and believe me, he has buyer’s remorse. This guy has buyer’s remorse.”

The Republican nominee then turned his fire toward Clinton, adding that in his "deal with the devil" endorsement metaphor, “She’s the devil.”

“If he would’ve just not done anything, just go home, go to sleep, relax, he would’ve been a hero,” he said. “But he made a deal with the devil. She’s the devil. He made a deal with the devil.”

Trump spent much of Monday responding to criticisms of his statements about Khizr Khan, the father of a fallen Muslim-American war hero. Khan has repeatedly called for Republicans to denounce Trump since being subjected to Trump's criticism after his speech at the Democratic National Convention.

But Monday night, Trump avoided commenting on those critics, instead turning his attention to a potential admirer: Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“If we could get Russia to help us get rid of ISIS, if we could actually be friendly with Russia, wouldn’t that be a good thing?” the real estate mogul asked, responding to the speculation on his possible ties to the country.

“They say Putin likes Trump. And he said nice things about him. He called me a genius. He said we’re going to win,” Trump said. “That’s good. That’s not bad. That’s good. You know some of my opponents said we want you to disavow that segment. Why would I disavow? Why?”