Trump Thinking About Thinking About Running for President
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Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Stop us if you heard this one before: Donald Trump is thinking about running for president.
The real estate mogul and host of TV’s Celebrity Apprentice has previously talked about a White House bid but never quite dips his toe all the way in.
If Trump is to be believed by what he said Monday evening at the Economic Club in Washington, D.C., this time he’s serious.
In a chat with philanthropist David Rubenstein, Trump insisted that he is “considering it very strongly” when asked if he’ll seek the presidency in 2016.
Trump cited the national debt as his primary motivation for throwing his hat in the ring and connected his success in business dealings to his strength in handling the economy.
Looking back on his most recent run at the presidency, Trump asserted “four years ago I was leading in the polls, I was beating everybody in the polls.” Any announcement this time around would come in “March, April or May” of 2015, he claimed.
“I would rather do what I’m doing than run for president,” Trump said. “But I also love the country more, and I just think that unless I see somebody that’s outstanding I would be very much be inclined to do it.”
For good measure, Trump told the audience, “I have a really big voice. I have, you know, millions and millions of followers on Twitter and Facebook. And when I say something some people don’t like it, but most people do like it.”
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