{"id":21599,"date":"2015-06-17T05:30:45","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T09:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/?p=21599"},"modified":"2015-06-17T12:38:12","modified_gmt":"2015-06-17T16:38:12","slug":"now-donald-trump-is-running-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/2015\/06\/now-donald-trump-is-running-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Donald Trump is running for president"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Now Donald Trump has announced that he too is running for the Republican presidential nomination.\u00a0 That makes 12 candidates so far.<\/p>\n

Question:\u00a0 Would any<\/em> of you vote for him over the other contenders? If so, I\u2019d like to hear from you.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:\u00a0\u00a0 He has announced who he wants for his Vice Presidential running mate:\u00a0 Oprah Winfrey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From Donald Trump Says He\u2019s Running for President in 2016 \u2013 ABC News<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Donald is running for president.<\/p>\n

Real-estate mogul and reality-television star Donald Trump said Tuesday he will seek the Republican nomination for president. He\u2019s the 12th high-profile Republican to enter the 2016 race, with more to come in the weeks ahead.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAll of my life, I have heard, a truly successful person, a really successful person, and even a modestly successful person, cannot run for public office. Just can\u2019t happen,\u201d Trump said. \u201cYet that\u2019s the kind of mindset you need to make this country great again.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, ladies and gentlemen, I am officially running for president of the United States, and we are going to make our country great again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Trump made the announcement at the midtown Manhattan tower that bears his name before a small crowd of supporters, some wearing campaign shirts saying \u201cMake America Great Again!\u201d and \u201cNo More Career Politicians.\u201d A few held homemade signs: \u201cTrump knows business\u201d and \u201cDonald, we need you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump has teased presidential runs before, but has always backed out. But in preparation for the 2016 campaign, Trump decided not renew his contract with NBC for his reality show, \u201cThe Apprentice.\u201d He cannot appear on the network and run for president at the same time.<\/p>\n

After forming a presidential exploratory committee in March, Trump has also hired political operatives on the ground in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. He has also been a frequent visitor to the early voting states in recent months.<\/p>\n

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