Celebrity real estate tycoon 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 on Friday pledged to stay in the Republican presidential primary no matter what, saying he’s “never getting out."



Trump has acknowledged that his campaign has lost some momentum in the polls, saying earlier this week that he was happy to "plateau" with surveys showing him at the top.



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But he has battled suggestions that he might drop out of the race anytime soon, after saying in an interview that he would do so if his numbers dropped dramatically, for example, to low single digits."The next-day headlines: 'Trump considering maybe getting out,' it was so ridiculous," Trump said Friday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe.”"So you know what I say right now? I give more of a political answer: I'm never getting out," Trump said to laughter from the panel.

Trump also waded into discussions over House Republicans scrambling to find a new pick for Speaker after Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) abruptly dropped out of the race on Thursday, for which Trump took credit.



"I did think we needed a very much tougher voice than we've had, because there's so many things the Republicans could do if they knew how to negotiate and if they had some unity," Trump said.



"There seems to be a little bit of unification around Paul Ryan [R-Wis.], who's a good guy," Trump said. "But I would say I would have four or five people that I would have in mind."



Republicans are putting pressure on Ryan, the 2012 GOP vice presidential pick, who currently serves as chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, to run for the position.