America has been waiting with bated breath (or not) to find out if Donald Trump will be running for POTUS. Well, the wait is over. He has finally announced that he will not be running in 2012.
In a statement this morning, Trump said the following:
“After considerable deliberation and reflection, I have decided not to pursue the office of the Presidency. This decision does not come easily or without regret; especially when my potential candidacy continues to be validated by ranking at the top of the Republican contenders in polls across the country. I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election. I have spent the past several months unofficially campaigning and recognize that running for public office cannot be done half heartedly. Ultimately, however, business is my greatest passion and I am not ready to leave the private sector.”
However he did promise to still voice his opinions loudly, so that’s good. I mean, what would we do without Trump running off at the mouth every five minutes?
I dare say Trump “jumped the shark” during a speech in Las Vegas last month, where he dropped the f-bomb several times. What presidential candidate does that? He was already under extremely harsh criticism for the birth certificate issue, and for making comments that many interpreted as racist….not that this is anything new. I’m accused of being racist at least once a week, by one angry lib or another…but I digress.
I admit it….I was excited when I first heard that Trump was thinking about a presidential run. While he’s nowhere near conservative enough for me, I was sure that the presidential debates would be most entertaining. However, Trump went completely off the rails in the last month, and showed that he would be too much of a loose cannon to ever run the WH.
Over the weekend, Mike Huckabee also announced that he would not be running in 2012. This leaves Michele Bachmann, who is due to announce her decision in June, along with exploratory candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Tim Pawlenty and Herman Cain. Sarah Palin has given no indication of her plans at this time.
Trump Not Running for President
May 16, 2011 by righthook38
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