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Title: BREAKING: Trump not running for president
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URL Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.co ... unning-for-president/?on.cnn=1
Published: May 16, 2011
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Post Date: 2011-05-16 13:14:05 by Skip Intro
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Views: 4601
Comments: 13
(CNN) - Real estate mogul Donald Trump will not run for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, he said in a statement released Monday. "After considerable deliberation and reflection, I have decided not to pursue the office of the Presidency," Trump said in the statement. The famously confident reality television star, who has spent the last few months openly considering a run for president said, "I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election." He said he will continue to voice his opinions and eventually support the candidate "who is the most qualified to help us tackle our country's most important issues." Full release: "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. I want to personally thank the millions of Americans who have joined the various Trump grassroots movements and written me letters and e-mails encouraging me to run. My gratitude for your faith and trust in me could never be expressed properly in words. So, I make you this promise: that I will continue to voice my opinions loudly and help to shape our politician's thoughts. My ability to bring important economic and foreign policy issues to the forefront of the national dialogue is perhaps my greatest asset and one of the most valuable services I can provide to this country. I will continue to push our President and the country's policy makers to address the dire challenges arising from our unsustainable debt structure and increasing lack of global competitiveness. Issues, including getting tough on China and other countries that are methodically and systematically taking advantage of the United States, were seldom mentioned before I brought them to the forefront of the country's conversation. They are now being debated vigorously. I will also continue to push for job creation, an initiative that should be this country's top priority and something that I know a lot about. I will not shy away from expressing the opinions that so many of you share yet don't have a medium through which to articulate. I look forward to supporting the candidate who is the most qualified to help us tackle our country's most important issues and am hopeful that, when this person emerges, he or she will have the courage to take on the challenges of the Office and be the agent of change that this country so desperately needs." Thank you and God Bless America!
Donald J. Trump
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#1. To: All (#0)
The least surprising news since the sun rose in the east today.
What a buffoon. It was hilarious watching Obama kick his ass.
------------------------------------- Did you hear him do this? The only thing I heard was his birfoon nonsense.
I couldn't believe people were ready to vote for him. They'll vote for anyone who says the right thing, no matter what.
------------------------------------- he will always have the imprint of Obama's boot in his behind from the whole birth certificate debacle.
"Thats because your basically and idiot." I'm still waiting for him to divulge the "incredible, unbelievable" things his investigators turned up in Hawaii.
One reporter noted that he went to Hawaii a year ago to investigate, it took him an hour to find the record of Obama's birth listed in the book of documents filed for Obama's birth date.
"Thats because your basically and idiot." We're going to get stuck with RHINO Romney and I will have to vote for a third party candidate once again.
It's his turn. That's the way it works in the GOP.
Yep, and that's why I've voted for 4 third party candidates in the last 5 presidential elections. The one time I voted for the GOP (besides Reagan in 80 and 84), I deeply regretted it.
Obama kicked Trump in the ass so hard the entire birther movement has Obama's boot heel imprinted on their backside permanently.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
Cuz they see themselves as a royal family and the only squabbling is over whose turn it is to inherit the throne.
Good riddance. He was the worst presidential horse race troll I've seen in a long time. I figured his thin skinned nature would be his undoing, and it was.
#2. To: Skip Intro (#0)
Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here?
#3. To: Biff Tannen (#2)
My ability to bring important economic and foreign policy issues to the forefront of the national dialogue is perhaps my greatest asset and one of the most valuable services I can provide to this country
#4. To: Skip Intro (#3)
Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here?
#5. To: Skip Intro (#0)
Badeye posted on 2011-04-29 10:30:22 ET
#6. To: go65 (#5)
he will always have the imprint of Obama's boot in his behind from the whole birth certificate debacle.
#7. To: Skip Intro (#6)
I'm still waiting for him to divulge the "incredible, unbelievable" things his investigators turned up in Hawaii.
Badeye posted on 2011-04-29 10:30:22 ET
#8. To: Skip Intro (#0)
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."-- Charles Duell, Commissioner of US Patent Office, 1899
#9. To: jwpegler (#8)
We're going to get stuck with RHINO Romney and I will have to vote for a third party candidate once again.
#10. To: Skip Intro (#9)
"Everything that can be invented has been invented."-- Charles Duell, Commissioner of US Patent Office, 1899
#11. To: Biff Tannen (#2)
(Edited)
What a buffoon. It was hilarious watching Obama kick his ass.
#12. To: Skip Intro (#9)
It's his turn. That's the way it works in the GOP.
#13. To: mininggold (#12)
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