Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE said he's not feeling the pressure to drop out of the presidential campaign, even as Republican lawmakers call for his exit.

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“People are calling and saying, ‘Don’t even think about doing anything else but running,’ ” Trump said in an interview with The Washington Post Saturday. “You have to see what’s going on. The real story is that people have no idea about the support.”

Trump, the Republican nominee, said this isn't the first time he's dealt with a scandal.

“I’ve been here before, I’ll tell ya, in life,” Trump said. “I understand life and how you make it through. You go through things. I’ve been through many. It’s called life. And it’s always interesting.”

Trump said that despite growing calls from the GOP for him to leave the campaign, he believes he still has the support he needs because of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot Poll: 51 percent of voters want to abolish the electoral college MORE's weaknesses. Earlier he said that he would never drop out of the race.

“It’s because she’s so bad. She’s so flawed as a candidate. Running against her, I can’t say it’d be the same if I ran against someone else, but running against her makes it a lot easier, that’s for sure,” Trump said.

The Post reported that Trump has been sequestered in his campaign headquarters alongside his closest allies since the scandal of his lewd comments from 2005 about women broke Friday.

“He’s been going through a lot,” top adviser Ben Carson said. “He’s weathering it just fine. He’s gung ho, and he understands why this all is happening. His enemies have ammunition, and they’re dripping it out. He gets it, but he’s not frustrated. He’s not a quitter."