President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE during a Wednesday interview went after the Democrats, saying the "Russia story" is a "hoax" created by his opponents.

"[T]his Russia story is a hoax made up by the Democrats as an excuse for losing an election that they should have won because it’s almost impossible for a Republican to win the Electoral College," Trump told Reuters.

He went on to say there was "zero coordination" between his presidential campaign and the Russians.

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"It’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. There’s no coordination, this was a hoax, this was made up by the Democrats," Trump said.

"This is the greatest con job in history, where a party sits down the day after they got their ass kicked, and they say, 'Huh, what’s our excuse?' "

He called the allegations of collusion between his campaign and Moscow to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election a "disgrace," adding it is "very bad for our country."

"And the Russians must be laughing, because this narrative is so bad for us as a country," he said.

Trump has in the past decried the investigation into Russian election meddling as a "witch hunt."

His comments come after Donald Trump Jr. earlier this week released a chain of emails detailing his conversations about setting up a meeting last year with a Russia lawyer who he was told had damaging information on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE.

Trump has since defended his son, saying during the interview that "many people would have held that meeting."