Trump promises to be 'restrained' on Twitter in his first TV interview as President-elect: The Donald says he'll tone down his social media commentary and describes Hillary's 'lovely' concession call

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President-elect Donald Trump has promised to be more restrained on Twitter and described Hillary Clinton's gracious concession call on Wednesday morning, in his first sit-down interview since the upset election.

Trump spoke with 60 Minute's Lesley Stahl in the interview, which will air Sunday night, about how social media helped him reach out to millions of people and win the presidency.

He said that he's able to reach 28 million people on social media and marveled at the modern form of communication, but said he will use it less during his presidency.

'Are you going to be tweeting and whatever you’re upset about - just put it out there when you’re president?' Stahl asked Trump. 

Trump said social media it's a tool for him to combat 'inaccurate press' and will likely use it for that when president.

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to be more restrained on Twitter and described Hillary Clinton's gracious concession call on Wednesday morning

'I’m not saying I love it, but it does get the word out. When you give me a bad story or when you give me an inaccurate story or when somebody other than you and another-- a network, or whatever, because of course, CBS would never do a thing like that right? I have a method of fighting back,' he said. 

But, he said, if he uses it at all, it will be restrained but that no one should be ashamed of speaking their mind on social media.  

'I find it tremendous. It’s a modern form of communication. There should be nothing we should be ashamed of. It’s-- it’s where it’s at. I do believe this, I really believe that-- the fact that I have such power in terms of numbers with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, et cetera, I think it helped me win all of these races where they’re spending much more money than I spent. 

'And I won. I think that social media has more power than the money they spent, and I think maybe to a certain extent, I proved that,' he said.

In another segment, Trump talked about the moment Hillary Clinton called to concede the election to him.   

The president-elect said that he's able to reach 28 million people on social media and marveled at the modern form of communication, but said he will use it less during his presidency

He said, if he uses it at all, it will be restrained but that no one should be ashamed of speaking their mind on social media

'So, Hillary called, and it was a lovely call, and it was a tough call for her, I mean, I can imagine. Tougher for her than it would have been for me. 

'I mean, for me, it would have been very, very difficult. 

'She couldn’t have been nicer. She just said, “Congratulations, Donald, well done.”'

'And I said, “I want to thank you very much, you were a great competitor.” She is very strong and very smart,' Trump told Stahl.

Trump says he also received a call from former president Bill Clinton. 

'He couldn’t have been more gracious. He said it was an amazing run. One of the most amazing he’s ever seen. He was very, very, really, very nice,' Trump said. 

He also told Stahl he would consider asking president Clinton for advice in the same way he would turn to president Barack Obama for advice.  

'He’s a very talented guy, I mean, this is a very talented family. Certainly, I would certainly think about that,' Trump said. 

In a later segment, surrounded by wife Melania and children Ivanka, Eric, Donald Jr and Tiffany, Trump spoke about his intention to repeal the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as 'Obamacare', but keep parts of it he likes. 

Trump also said he received a 'lovely' call from Hillary Clinton and a 'gracious' call from former president Bill Clinton 

He also told Stahl he would consider asking president Clinton for advice in the same way he would turn to president Barack Obama for advice

Stahl asked Trump what if he'd make sure people with pre-existing conditions could still get health care. 

Trump said he would because it is one of the strongest elements of the ACA. 

He added that he also wanted to keep the part that allows children to stay on their parents' plans until age 26.   

Stahl them asked about the period between the time the ACA is repealed and then replaced and how much downtime there will be for people on the insurance.  

In a later segment, surrounded by wife Melania and children Ivanka, Eric, Donald Jr and Tiffany, Trump spoke about his intention to repeal the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as 'Obamacare', but keep parts of it he likes

Trump said there will be no down time and the switch will happen 'simultaneously'.   

'We’re going to do it simultaneously. It’ll be just fine. That’s what I do. I do a good job. You know, I mean, I know how to do this stuff. 

'We’re going to repeal it and replace it. And we’re not going to have, like, a two-day period and we’re not going to have a two-year period where there’s nothing. 

'It will be repealed and replaced. I mean, you’ll know. And it’ll be great health care for much less money,' he said. 

Trump's interview on 60 Minutes will air on Sunday night at 7pm ET.