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 Wednesday asserted he's "winning" the fight against a "squad" of progressive lawmakers, even as Democrats and a few Republicans have assailed his attacks on the first-term lawmakers as racist.

Trump added that he's "not relishing the fight" with the lawmakers, but that he is "enjoying it."

The president said, as he left the White House on Wednesday for a campaign rally in North Carolina, that he did not regret the statements he’s made telling the congresswomen to "go back" to other countries. He added that he believes he's "winning the political fight."

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"I think they are not espousing the views of our country, the four congresswomen," he said. "I think that they’ve said horrible things that the press doesn’t cover."

"I’m not relishing the fight," he said. "I’m enjoying it because I have to get the word out to the American people. And you have to enjoy what you do. I enjoy what I do.

"The key is, it’s not a question of relishing, they’re wrong," he continued. "They’re absolutely wrong. That’s not where our country wants to be."

The president’s insistence that he's gotten the better of the exchange comes after days of sustained criticism of Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezOn The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline McCarthy says there will be a peaceful transition if Biden wins Anxious Democrats amp up pressure for vote on COVID-19 aid MORE (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar Ilhan OmarOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' Democrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise MORE (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib Rashida Harbi TlaibTrump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' George Conway: 'Trump is like a practical joke that got out of hand' Pelosi endorses Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate primary challenge MORE (D-Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley Ayanna PressleyFauci, Black Lives Matter founders included on Time's 100 Most Influential People list Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' Pressley applauded on House floor after moving speech on living with alopecia MORE (D-Mass.).

Trump sparked an uproar on Sunday when he suggested those lawmakers — all women of color — should “go back” to other countries, despite all four congresswomen being U.S. citizens. The president faced swift backlash over the remarks, which the House on Tuesday voted to condemn as "racist."

But he has continued to target the congresswomen, claiming they "hate our country" and are pushing socialist ideas.

The president on Wednesday also engaged in personal allegations against Omar when he was asked whether she had committed fraud by marrying her brother.

"I know nothing about it, I hear she was married to her brother," Trump said. "You’re asking me a question about it. I don’t know, but I’m sure that somebody would be looking at that."

Conservative groups floated the allegations during the lawmaker's campaign for the House last year that Omar had married her brother for a brief time to commit immigration fraud.

Omar came to the U.S. as a Somali refugee when she was a teenager and has denounced the allegations as "disgusting lies."