Donald Trump not running for president - Action News
Home WebMail Thursday, November 14, 2024, 03:51 AM | Calgary | 6.3°C | Regions Advertise Login | Our platform is in maintenance mode. Some URLs may not be available. |
World

Donald Trump not running for president

Business mogul Donald Trump says he will not run for U.S. president in 2012.

Businessmogul Donald Trump said Monday he won't run for president, choosing to stick with hosting The Celebrity Apprentice over entering the race for the Republican nomination.

After months of flirting with politics, the reality TV star and real estate magnate made his announcement at a Manhattan hotel as NBC, which airs his show, rolled out its fall lineup.

Donald Trump, shown waving on May 11, has decided against a 2012 presidential bid. (Jim Cole/Associated Press)

He's spent the past few months weighing whether to seek the presidency, delivering speeches to nationalRepublican groups, travelling to early primary states like New Hampshire and criticizing President Barack Obama from afar.

He is the second Republican in a matter of days to say no to a bid for the Republican nomination. Mike Huckabee announced Saturday that he wouldn't seek the presidency.

At the Hilton hotel in New York, NBC said that The Celebrity Apprentice would be coming back in midseason. But Bob Greenblatt, the head of NBC entertainment, said the only mystery would be whether Trump was host.

Trump then took the stage, saying the show has made a lot of money for charity and that he wanted to continue doing so.

"I will not be running for president as much as I'd like to," Trump said.