Donald Trump sounded much more conciliatory in his Tuesday victory speech, congratulating Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, whom he had just vanquished in his home state, and touting the elected members of the establishment who have been calling him.
But he didn't mention Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who beat him in Ohio, or Ted Cruz, who is the only other candidate who still has the ability to gain enough delegates to beat him for the nomination.
"I want to congratulate Marco Rubio on having run a really tough campaign," Trump said. "He's tough. He's smart. And he's got a great future."
Before Rubio suspended his campaign, the freshman senator had been the subject of attacks from Trump, who called him "Little Marco," and slammed him for missing votes on Capitol Hill.
But Trump was friendly to all – except some members of the press – on Tuesday night. He noted that House Speaker Paul Ryan called him recently and he talked with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hours earlier.
"We had a great conversation," Trump said. "The fact is we have to bring our party together. … We have something happening that actually makes the Republican Party probably the biggest political story anywhere in the world. … Millions of people are coming in to vote."
His support is coming from Democrats, independents, "And very, very importantly, people that never voted before," Trump said. "It's an incredible thing."
Still, he said, many in the press are critical of him. He pointed to Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, who had said moments earlier that Trump still has not won a state with more than 50 percent.
That, Trump said, is a misunderstanding of simple math.
"We have four people. Do you understand that?" he said. "Some day they're going to understand. Some day when we take it all they'll understand."
He complained about the negative ads he has faced, though he noted they haven't done much good. Still, he said, it was embarrassing to watch a golf tournament on TV at one of his golf courses which was interrupted by two negative ads against him.
"Oh, what a day that was. What a disaster. What a disaster. Unbelievable," he said.
Unlike the last two victory nights, Trump didn't take questions from the press, ending on a high note.
"We're going to win, but more importantly we are going to win for the country," he told a room of supporters at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. "We are going to win, win, win, and we're not stopping.