BILL O'REILLY (HOST): I think Republicans genuinely like Governor Pence as a VP. But the liberal press right away tried to demonize him as a right-wing fanatic, a religious fanatic because of his very pro-life stance. Did you see those articles? Did you see that commentary? And how did you react to that?
DONALD TRUMP: I see it a little bit, but I think overall he's has gotten a tremendous response. I don't think I could have picked anybody that, frankly, would have gotten as good a response. The Party itself loves him. They love him. And I've seen it. I've been with them. They really like the choice. It was my number one choice. It was really terrific.
And, I'll go a step further with the press. Because of what had happened, the tragedy as you understand, in Nice, I delayed it for a day. If I would have had that news conference that morning right after the horrible event that took place in France, that would have been catastrophic. It would have been so disrespectful, and I would have taken a lot of heat. By delaying it for a day, they said “oh, maybe he is not sure of his choice.” I was 100 percent sure of my choice. It was made up. It was pure fiction by the press. But, that's the way it is. I will say this, I'm very happy with Mike. I cannot believe how well-received he is. In fact, much better than I even thought, Bill.
