President Trump responded to people who call themselves 'The Resistance,' or those who identify as the opposition to his presidency. The president said some of these people are those who have "made a fortune" off the system -- "Washington lobbyists, bureaucrats, politicians."



Trump also joked that Hillary Clinton resisted, and she lost.



"They are resisting progress. They’re resisting change because the only thing they really care about is protecting what they’ve been able to do which is really control the country and not to your benefit," Trump said.











"You know what they are really resisting? They are resisting the will of the American people. That's what they are resisting," Trump said.





PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: There is a lot of Washington lobbyists, bureaucrats, politicians who don't want to see things changed. They have made a fortune. Areas around Washington, D.C., are the richest areas in this country. You saw it the other night. A list came out. We have five areas that are among the richest areas in the country.



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TRUMP: That's because everybody is making a fortune and people outside of that area are paying for the money they are making. We're not going to have it. They like things the way they used to be. They don't like it so much now, although I must tell you, they are doing well also. They're doing well also. Their stocks are going up. I don't know if there is anything I can do to prevent it for those people.



But they call themselves the resistance. Do you ever see these signs, resist, resist?



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TRUMP: I love these guys. Look at these guys, "blacks for Trump." I love you.



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TRUMP: I love you.



I love you.



By the way, now that you bring it up, black home ownership just hit the highest level it has ever been in the history of our country. Congratulations.



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TRUMP: Oh, these resisters resist. Hillary resisted and you know what happened? She lost the election in a landslide.



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TRUMP: But you know what they are really resisting? They are resisting the will of the American people. That's what they are resisting.



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TRUMP: Look, it's being proven we have a rigged system. It doesn't happen so easy. But this system, going to be a lot of changes. This is a rigged -- this is a rigged system. This is a sick system. From the inside. And you know there’s no country like our country, but we have a lot of sickness in some of our institutions and we’re working very hard. We’ve got a lot of them straightened out, but we do have – we really do – we have a rigged system in this country and we have to change it. Terrible. Terrible. (APPLAUSE)



They are resisting progress. They’re resisting change because the only thing they really care about is protecting what they’ve been able to do which is really control the country and not to your benefit.