Run against Beto? Trump says he would not want it

President Donald Trump has described the 2020 Democrats against whom he would like to appear the next year, saying he would "like" running against former Vice President Joe Biden or Senator Bernie. Sanders, but that "we could dream" of running against the old Texas. Rep. Beto O 'Rourke.

In an interview aired on Fox Business Network's "Mornings with Maria" on Friday, the president told host Maria Bartiromo that it appeared that the press had already "chosen" the former congressman who had upset the race last week when he had jumped in that a dozen candidates.

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"My attitude is, it would not bother me," Trump told the question of whether he wanted to run against O'Rourke, whose defeat in the Texas Senate race against Ted Cruz the year last one propelled it to the fore.

"I mean, I'd like to have Biden. I would love to have Bernie, I would also like to have Beto. I mean, Beto seems to be the one the press chose. The press seems to have chosen Beto, "he said.

Trump criticized O'Rourke for his statement earlier this year as he fought for funding for Trump's proposed border wall, which would "totally demolish" the existing border wall in his city. native of El Paso.

"You have Beto, so you have Beto. And Beto arrives and says, "Let's abolish the wall.If you ever abolish the wall, our country would be invaded," Trump said, calling the opposition to the Border Democrats, like O & # 39; Rourke and California Gov. Gavin Newsom of a purely political nature.

When asked if the dynamics of the 2020 race would boil down to "socialism versus capitalism," Trump proposed another suggestion.

"When I look at Beto, I say we could dream about it," he said. "But whatever – no, I think it's a skill. I think that's somebody – look. When I started running, I was never a politician – I ran, I ran on some platform. I did a lot more than I had said.

Although Beto has certainly attracted a lot of attention from the media since the announcement of his presidential candidacy and that he has raised a fundraising record in the 24 hours that have followed the announcement, polls have shown close to the middle of the Democrats group, more than a dozen. strong.

Sanders has consistently ranked high with Biden, who has not yet announced his candidacy for the presidency but who is widely regarded as a favorite.