Donald Trump acknowledged that his presidential campaign is facing challenges and could ultimately fall short. “We’re having a problem,” Trump told the ministers, that the next president could get to nominate up to five high court justices. “It could cost us the Supreme Court.”

The billionaire celebrity acknowledged that his lack of political correctness could cost him the election if Americans reject his blunt approach. Trump is encountering worrying signals as his campaign moves into the general election. Democrat Hillary Clinton’s lead over Trump in national polls has been widened in the recent days, while a number of fellow Republicans have declared that they won’t support their own party’s presidential nominee.

In Utah, Trump’s challenges have been particularly striking. The state’s large Mormon population has voiced serious skepticism about Trump, though the state’s GOP governor has endorsed him. “We’ve really been given a false narrative,” Trump said of his struggles in Utah.

Traditionally GOP-leaning states like Arizona and Georgia, too, Republicans are concerned that Trump’s unpopularity could give Democrats an improbable victory.

“At the end, it’s either going to work, or I’m going to, you know, I’m going to have a very, very nice, long vacation,” Trump said.

“Showing some vulnerability, admitting there are some vulnerabilities, humanizes him and could potentially make him more likable,” GOP strategist Mike DuHaime said.

By Premji