Trump on N.Y.: ‘It's turned out to be a hellhole’

President Trump on Thursday lashed out at his hometown and former place of residence: "You know what's going on in New York. Everyone's leaving. It's turned out to be a hellhole, and they better do something about it."

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DONALD TRUMP: And this is another hoax. This is purely political. I win at the federal level, and we won very decisively, and so they send it into New York. And you know what's going on in New York. Everyone's leaving. It's turned out to be a hellhole, and they better do something about it because people are leaving New York.

But this is a political witch hunt. It just continues. It's been from before I got here, when Obama and Biden and everybody else was spying on my campaign illegally. They were illegally spying on my campaign. And that's a very grave crime. It's the biggest political crime in the history of our country.

And I want to thank the Hispanic Americans for being with me. You're great people. Thank you very much.