News personality and Morning Joe regular told the MSNBC show he believes Donald Trump can beat Hillary Clinton and win the general election. "I'm going to say this out loud -- I actually think this guy is going to win," Deutsch told a surprised Joe Scarborough on Friday's broadcast.



"How brilliant he has set it up, that the bar -- you just basically said he's acting presidential because he's not calling into shows. He's letting people speak for him. I mean, just bait -- nothing. He's not giving any incredible policy speech. So the great thing that he has set up for himself, and I actually think -- I'm going to say this out loud -- I actually think this guy is going to win," Deutsch observed.



"You think he can win the whole thing?" Deutsch was asked.



"I think he can beat Hillary," Deutsch said.



"Do you really? Tell me why you think that," a surprised Scarborough inquired.



"Obviously the woman problem, the Hispanic problem, the demographics are very against him. Having said that, though, Trump voters on the right are so sticky. They're not going anywhere. Everybody who's voting for Hillary, 'Well, I guess Hillary,'" he said of Trump and Clinton supporters.



"Number two, he can go to the left and right of Hillary. He can pretty much put a portfolio of issues together that he's behind," Deutsch commented.