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Trump: I Might Still Run for President

If Republicans choose wrong candidate, decision will be 'easy'

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 7, 2011 8:35 AM CDT

(Newser) – Say it ain't so: Fans of Celebrity Apprentice heaved a collective sigh of relief when Donald Trump said he would not be running for president in 2012, but now the business mogul says he may very well jump back into the race. “It was not an easy decision for me [to drop out], but I think that it will be an easy decision [to return] if the Republicans choose the wrong candidate and if the economy is bad. I think it will be a really easy decision for me to make,” he tells the Christian Science Monitor.

Trump hinted—as he has before—he would return to the race as an independent. And of course, any announcement about a presidential run would be made on the next season of The Apprentice. Trump says there was "incredible" pressure for him to announce a campaign during the last season: "They just wanted me to do it so badly." And if he does end up running, he thinks his "celebrity status would greatly help" his chances. Tell that to the 53% of the GOP who held a negative opinion of him in the last poll he appeared in.

Donald Trump arrives to address the Faith and Freedom Coalition June 3, 2011 in Washington, DC.
Donald Trump arrives to address the Faith and Freedom Coalition June 3, 2011 in Washington, DC.   (Getty Images)
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Person12345
Jul 10, 2011 2:25 PM CDT
Trump won't run as an independent.  Filing as an independent in all 50 states is an overwhelming task, time consuming and expensive.  He would be better off running as a republican and have a lot fewer hoops to jump through.  I'm thinking he's better that the choices we have now - Obama or Romney.
JackNelsonSteward
Jul 7, 2011 4:12 PM CDT
All he needs is a red putty nose and floppy shoes and he and the rest of the Republican candidates can all pile out of an old international orange Renault 2cv and bring down the house. Send in the clowns.
CeoLiberty
Jul 7, 2011 2:57 PM CDT
If he had a chance he blew it.  No third party in this race.  The publicans wont fall for the independent trick twice.  They still remember clinton.
 

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