Donald Trump gave his victory speech to a crowd of enthusiastic supporters at Trump Tower in Manhattan after winning the New York Republican presidential primary on Tuesday night.
Walking to the podium with Frank Sinatra’s "New York, New York" playing in the background, Trump had a big smile on his face and touted his comfortable victory over Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) and Ohio Governor John Kasich.
"I have to say to the people that know me the best, the people of New York, when they give us this kind of a vote and it’s just incredible," Trump said. "We’re going to end up at a very high level and get a lot more delegates than anybody projected, even in their wildest imaginations."
Trump was expected to win his home state of New York handily and reportedly received almost two-thirds of the popular vote, according to early returns.
The real estate mogul gave many of his main talking points about trade and jobs, saying trade deals the United States has made in recent years have hurt American workers and shipped jobs overseas.
"We’re going to keep the jobs here. You’re going to be very proud of this country very soon," Trump promised his supporters.
He ensured the crowd that American companies will not leave for Mexico if he is president and talked about the need to take care of veterans, who he argues receive worse treatment than illegal immigrants.
Trump also talked about the importance of rebuilding America‘s military and said he will "knock out’ Common Core and repeal Obamacare.
Turning to his primary opponents, Trump touted his lead in the primary race.
"As you know we have won millions of more votes than Senator Cruz. Millions and millions of more votes than Governor Kasich. We’ve won and now, especially after tonight, close to 300 delegates more than Senator Cruz. We’re really, really rocking," Trump said.
The GOP frontrunner then decried the primary’s delegate system, arguing that it is a "crooked system that’s rigged" by not being based solely on the number of votes a candidate receives.
"Nobody can take an election away with the way they’re doing it in the Republican Party," Trump added, sending a warning to the GOP leadership.
Cruz’s campaign has been more successful than Trump’s at securing delegate votes in various states across the country, putting him in a position to potentially challenge Trump at a contested Republican convention in July.
Trump’s victory speech Tuesday night was shorter than his past ones, lasting only about seven and a half minutes.