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"Bernie Sanders has a message that's interesting. I'm going to be taking a lot of things Bernie said and using them," Donald Trump said Wednesday. | AP Photo Trump on Clinton: 'I'm going to be taking a lot of things Bernie said and using them'

Previewing his likely general election bout with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would reuse some of Bernie Sanders' material for his own purposes.

"Bernie Sanders has a message that's interesting. I'm going to be taking a lot of things Bernie said and using them," Trump said in a lengthy telephone interview with MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

Trump continued, saying that he could re-read some of Sanders' speeches "and get some very good material."

"He said some things about her that are actually surprising. That essentially she has no right to even be running. She's got bad judgment," Trump said, in reference to Sanders' comment earlier this month where said that while Clinton may be experienced enough to be president, "in terms of her judgment, something is clearly lacking."

"When he said bad judgment, I said sound bite," Trump said, adding, "But Bernie has been treated very badly by the Democrats and Democratic Party. Frankly, he should run as an independent, I think."

Sanders' team has rejected the idea of running as an independent, with the candidate saying in multiple interviews that he would do whatever it takes to ensure that Trump or any other Republican is not elected to the White House.