President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE on Saturday hit back at former President Jimmy Carter Jimmy CarterTexas Democrats roll out first wave of planned digital ads as Election Day nears Chris Matthews ripped for complimenting Trump's 'true presidential behavior' on Ginsburg Warning signs flash for Lindsey Graham in South Carolina MORE for suggesting Trump's administration is illegitimate.

"Look, he was a nice man. He was a terrible president," Trump told reporters in Japan during the Group of 20 summit.

"He’s a Democrat. And it’s a typical talking point. He’s loyal to the Democrats. And I guess you should be," he added. "As everybody now understands, I won not because of Russia, not because of anybody but myself."

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Trump said Saturday that he won the election because he worked harder than Clinton, adding that he’d "felt badly" for Carter because he’d "been trashed within his own party."

"He’s been badly trashed," Trump continued. "He’s like the forgotten president. And I understand why they say that. He was not a good president."

Trump's remarks came after Carter said Friday during an event in Leesburg, Va., "There’s no doubt that the Russians did interfere in the elections and I think the interference, although not yet quantified, if fully investigated would show that Trump didn’t actually win the election in 2016."

"He lost the election and he was put into office because the Russians interfered on his behalf," Carter said. When asked if he thinks Trump is an illegitimate president, he added, "Based on what I just said, which I can’t retract."

Former special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE found Russia did interfere in the 2016 election to help Trump win over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonFox News poll: Biden ahead of Trump in Nevada, Pennsylvania and Ohio Trump, Biden court Black business owners in final election sprint The power of incumbency: How Trump is using the Oval Office to win reelection MORE. But neither Mueller nor the U.S. intelligence community has said Russia’s efforts, which included hacking Democratic organizations and a disinformation campaign, contributed directly to Trump’s victory.

Mueller also did not find sufficient evidence to charge any members or associates of Trump’s campaign with conspiring with Russia in its interference efforts, though he also declined to exonerate the president.

Trump has maintained his innocence, repeatedly casting doubt on the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment that Russia interfered in the election in order to help his candidacy.