Donald Trump so well over the past year.

I mean, well, at this point, he's practically a member

of the family, um, specifically the uncle

who hits on your wife at funerals.

Um, but there is so much about Trump that remains unexamined,

and that's why tonight we're introducing a new segment

where we spotlight an obscure moment from, uh, Trump's past.

-(clicking) -I could do this all day.

I doubt I'll ever be involved in politics beyond what I do...

And I really believe in-in trashing your enemies.

I mean, I'd look her right in that fat, ugly face of hers.

I'd say, "Rosie, you're fired."

Ah. Pure gems.

Today's, uh, lost Trump nugget,

a 1999 interview with The New York Times

in which Trump shares his thoughts on poor people.

Uh, but before we get to that, let's just acknowledge

that Donald Trump has spent a lot of time boasting

about his tremendous wealth. In fact,

according to this pie chart we made up,

Trump has devoted a full 58% of his campaign

to telling us how rich he is.

And yet Trump has also managed to attract the support

of many low-income voters, as Trump himses...

uh, himself will attest.

Actually, the people I resonate best with are poor people

and people that are really blue-collar.

My base and the people that like me best, frankly,

are poor people and working people,

working-class people, and I'm very proud of that.

Yeah, yeah. And, you know what, it makes sense.

Opposites attract.

It's the same reason why Bert and Ernie can't stop (bleep).

You know? It's a...

it's a thing.

But it's true.

Poor people love Trump.

In fact, among the poorest

50 counties in the United States

that have voted thus far, Trump has won 45 of them.

And one of the things they love most about Trump is his honesty.

Trump dominating among voters looking for a political outsider

who tells it like it is.

He doesn't care what people think.

Donald Trump speaks the truth.

He's not politically correct,

and he says what is on his mind.

Yep, he says what is on his mind.

And that's what people are looking for.

Finally, a president with the guts

to tell Mexicans that they are rapists.

Take that, Abraham Lincoln, you coward!

In other words, poor people love Trump

because he says what he really thinks.

So what does Donald Trump really think

about the poor people who make up his base?

Well, let's look up, uh, that old interview

with The New York Times. And I... and I-I quote,

"I've watched politicians bragging about how poor

"they are, how they came from nothing,

"how poor their parents and grandparents were.

And I said to myself..." That was him thinking

what he says to himself. "'If they can stay so poor

"'for so many generations, maybe this isn't the kind of person

"'we want to be electing to higher office.

How smart can they be?'"

And then... It's a rhetorical question, but he-he elaborates.

"They're morons."

Incredible.

Donald Trump told the newspaper that he thinks poor people,

the people voting for him now in droves, are morons.

Yeah, it's like something a cartoonishly evil

comic book villain would say, "Poor people are morons.

"Now get out of this soup kitchen so I can bulldoze it

to build a water park for my pet tiger!"

And-and just in case Trump's disdain for the poor

wasn't entirely clear, he goes... he goes on to say,

"Do you want someone who gets to be president

"and that's literally the highest paying job

he's ever had?" Yeah.

So, in other words, Trump wants America to be a plutocracy.

You know? So Trump thinks, basically,

that a normal-income person can't be president.

Like, if you don't earn rich money,

you'll just be (bleep) all over the White House or something,

running around. Secret Service going, "Mr. President,

what are you doing?" "I don't know any better.

"I'm middle-class!

My kids are in public school!"

Now, normally, slamming the intelligence

of your own fan base would destroy a candidate,

but, obviously, we know that's not going to happen to Trump.

We just... we just wanted to bring it to your attention

because, uh, once Trump is president,

this segment will become illegal.