In the same sentence Tuesday night, Donald Trump assured voters that he can win the White House without unity in the Republican Party but that he needs his detractors to get on board.

"We need unity in the Republican Party and I have to be honest, I think I win without the unity," the presumptive GOP presidential nominee told a sea of North Carolinians.

"But we need unity in the Republican Party and for the most part, we have unity," Trump continued. "We have some great people like Bob [Corker] and so many others."

Trump, who will meet with the House Republican conference later this week, said GOP leaders "have to get supportive," but that he won't be stopped from becoming commander-in-chief if they decline to get behind him.

"If they don't get supportive, we're going to win anyway. Don't worry about it," he said. "In fact, probably I do better without the kind of support we're talking about because that's why I'm here in the first place."