Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE said on Friday that he does not plan to be reimbursed for the millions of dollars in loans he has made to his campaign.

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“I have absolutely no intention of paying myself back for the nearly $50 million I have loaned to the campaign,” the real estate mogul told MSNBC in a statement. “This money is a contribution made in order to ‘Make America Great Again.’”

NEW @realDonaldTrump stmt to @AriMelber says he has "no intention of paying myself back" the $$ he loaned the camp. pic.twitter.com/pAJSZKJYSg — Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) May 13, 2016

Many have been skeptical of Trump’s claim that his candidacy has been self-funded because the $35.9 million that he has funneled into the campaign have been loans that he could be reimbursed for using contributions from supporters. A story on nbcnews.com said he legally could use funds raised by the campaign to repay himself.

His statement on Friday, if true, will validate his claims of self-funding.