Former President Donald Trump said on Fox News Thursday that Democrats are “much tougher” than Republicans, but they need “unity” to succeed.

Trump appeared on “Hannity” to discuss his recent victory in the Iowa caucuses and detailed plans for future campaign themes. Fox host Sean Hannity questioned why the former president was fighting “so hard” and noted how his recent victory speech seemed to have a “polite tone.”

Former President Trump cited past “witch hunts and scandals” he had to deal with during his time in office, but Democrats are “much tougher” than Republicans, making them “softer individuals.” He pointed out that there was no room for that. (Related: President Trump warns of 'chaos and chaos' if SCOTUS does not quash ballot deletion challenges)

“And we had to fight off all of the witch hunts and scandals…What these people did was Russia, Russia, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine. 51 intelligence agents They say the hell laptop was made by Russia, not Hunter Biden, okay? It was Hunter Biden all along. They lied to Congress, they lied to everyone. 2 This impeachment didn't go anywhere, it didn't go anywhere at all,” President Trump said.

“But if I were a kinder person, I would say to Ron, DeSantis, Nicki or anyone else, if they were in my shoes, if they were here, they would be the same. These guys play tough, much tougher than the Republicans play, and the Republicans have to get tougher. I know Nicky very well. She has worked for me for a long time, but she won't be able to handle the role. She won't be able to withstand the onslaught.”

President Trump continued to say he wants to bring “unity” across the country to “succeed,” and emphasized that both Republicans and Democrats had “come together” during his administration. (Related article: President Trump withdraws key themes from early campaign due to 'no time')

“That being said, I want to bring unity within the Republican Party and I want to bring unity within the country. Unity comes from success, because when this country existed before the coronavirus, And even after the coronavirus, especially before the coronavirus and the China virus came in, we had the most successful country in history. What we did was something that had never been done before. And you know, we had the most successful country in history. , they were calling me, coming to me. They wanted to talk. Everything was coming together. If we succeeded, we would all be under the same tent. ” President Trump said.

The former president won the Iowa caucuses by 51% on Monday and paid tribute to his fellow candidates. meanwhile They declared the victory “very well done.” Before his win in Iowa, Trump further backtracked on his early campaign theme of “vengeance,” saying in a town hall event with Fox News that he “doesn't have time.”