on Thursday issued a threat to stop fundraising for the Republican Party after a report emerged that party officials could focus resources on down-ballot candidates.

"I mean, if it is true, that's OK too because all I have to do is stop funding the Republican Party," Trump said on Fox News's "The O'Reilly Factor" when asked about the Republican National Committee potentially diverting funds away from the presidential race.

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"I'm the one raising the money for them," he continued. "In fact, right now I'm in Orlando, I'm going to a fundraiser for the Republican Party. If they want to do that, they can save me a lot of time and a lot of energy."

Trump told Fox News that he had spoken with Chairman Reince Priebus about a report the RNC may shift resources to down-ballot candidates as many Republicans shy away from his campaign.

“Yes, I have. He just put out a press release. He just put out a tweet saying it’s untrue," Trump said.

RNC chief strategist Sean Spicer denied that Priebus threatened to reallocate resources on Twitter.

story about @reince telling @realDonaldTrump reallocating resources not true — Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) August 11, 2016