Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE lauded Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE as "fantastic" in a 2008 interview unearthed by Buzzfeed that found the now GOP presidential nominee sharing a positive assessment of the politician he now refers to as "Crooked Hillary."

During a political discussion with Fox Business News's Neil Cavuto in January of that year, just as the primary votes began, Trump praised Clinton when asked about his previous donations to her Senate bid.

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"I support Hillary, I think she's fantastic," Trump said of those donations.

"I supported Rudy, I think [Mitt] Romney is doing a very good job. Every one of them, these are very different candidates."

Trump wouldn't say who he wanted to win the presidency, although Buzzfeed notes that he said in 2007 said he wanted Clinton to win the Democratic nomination that year. When asked about similar comments years later, the billionaire chalked it up to good business and wanting to stay on the right side of both political parties for his business interests.

As the interview went on, Trump also praised McCain's comeback from a rough start to his presidential bid — years before he drew the ire of the GOP for criticizing him for being captured during the Vietnam War.

"I like him, he's tough, he's smart, and he made an unbelievable comeback that very few people could've have done, and you have to respect that," he said.

Trump also swatted down a future presidential bid of his own, noting that he's "too honest" to run for president.

"I like speaking my mind. I'll give you an example: if I were president, you'd have $30 oil right now. I would call up Saudi Arabia and say, 'That [expletive] price is coming down, and it's coming down now,'" he said.