GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE on Tuesday threw cold water on the possibility of Republicans holding a brokered convention in the event he does not lock up the necessary number of delegates to secure the nomination.

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"Yeah, I sort of do," Trump said on "Fox and Friends" when asked if he thought it was wrong to have the contested convention if he's leading in the delegate count but fails to reach the required 1,237 delegates.

"I think that whoever is leading at the end should sort of get it. That's the way that democracy works," Trump said on the program.

"I don't know that that's going to happen. But I'll tell you, there are going to be a lot of people that will be very upset if that doesn't happen," Trump said. "I think that would be pretty unfair."

Rivals Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioFlorida senators pushing to keep Daylight Savings Time during pandemic Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE, John Kasich and Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzLoeffler calls for hearing in wake of Netflix's 'Cuties' Health care in the crosshairs with new Trump Supreme Court list 'Parks and Rec' cast members hosting special reunion to raise money for Wisconsin Democrats MORE are looking to rack up delegates in several states and keep him behold the delegate threshold, forcing a brokered convention in July.

Rubio and Kasich are looking at picking up wins in their home states of Florida and Ohio, which hold winner-take-all contests on March 15.

Trump argued Tuesday that he has brought millions of new voters into the Republican Party, pointing to record turnout in early voting states.

"There's life now in the Republican party," Trump said.

"It bothers me in the sense that it's really not fair," the businessman said of Republican efforts to deny him support with millions of dollars in attack ads.