Donald Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE on Tuesday said he would convert nearly 40 percent of Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersNYT editorial board remembers Ginsburg: She 'will forever have two legacies' Two GOP governors urge Republicans to hold off on Supreme Court nominee Sanders knocks McConnell: He's going against Ginsburg's 'dying wishes' MORE’s fan base once the senator’s White House run ends.

“I’m hearing we’re going to get close to 40 percent of his supporters,” he told listeners during a campaign rally in Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday night.

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"We’re going to get them because he’s not going to win. The system is rigged against Bernie, so he can’t win. A lot of Bernie Sanders people have said they’re voting for Trump. We’re going to get tremendous numbers from Bernie Sanders.”

Trump said he admires Sanders, despite his seemingly impossible battle with Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE for the Democratic presidential nomination.

“I have to give him credit,” he said. "'Crazy Bernie’ is out there trying, and he’s trying hard. Hillary cannot even put Bernie away.

“’Crooked Hillary’ can’t even put him away,” Trump added of the Democratic presidential front-runner. "It’s a mess, and it’s going to get worse and worse.

“Bernie Sanders said that Hillary Clinton is not qualified. He basically said it’s because she has bad judgement. She really does have bad judgement.”

Trump added that Sanders lacked the victories he had earned fighting against establishment politicians in their respective parties.

“When you win by landslides, every single state, no matter how they do it, you win,” he said of the GOP’s presidential primary rules. "It’s like a boxer — you knock them out.

“We’re all in a rigged system, folks,” the presumptive Republican presidential nominee added. "I’m going to break up the rigged system.

“The system is against me, and you know what? It always has been. I love it. There’s nothing better than beating the system.”

Trump became the GOP’s presumptive nominee earlier this month, outlasting 16 other candidates for that honor.

Clinton, meanwhile, leads Sanders in the Democratic nominating contest nationwide, boasting 1,768 delegates and superdelegates to his 1,497. At least 2,382 combined delegates are necessary for avoiding a contested convention in July.