"I was the one that really broke the glass ceiling on behalf of women more than anybody in the construction industry,” said Donald Trump. | Getty Trump takes credit for breaking 'glass ceiling' for women

As Hillary Clinton became the first woman to clinch a presidential nomination, her general election foe claimed credit for being the one who helped legions of women by breaking a glass ceiling.

"I was the one that really broke the glass ceiling on behalf of women more than anybody in the construction industry,” presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump told Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly on Monday.


The Associated Press on Monday evening declared that Clinton had earned the support of enough delegates — both pledged and superdelegates — to hit the magic number of 2,383 and clinch the Democratic nomination.

The accomplishment came on the eve of the eight-year anniversary of Clinton’s concession speech in 2008 to then-Sen. Barack Obama in which she declared that “although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it.”