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Trump ready to spend $600 Million on Presidential Run
NYDailyNews.com ^ | March 17, 2011 | Aliyah Shahid

Posted on 03/21/2011 9:02:21 PM PDT by no dems

Donald Trump is ready to shell out $600 million of his own cash to become President.

The billionaire business magnate and "Apprentice" star told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Thursday that his name recognition would probably save him "hundreds of millions of dollars" compared with other candidates.

When asked if he had $600 million to spare, Trump said: "Much more than that. That's one of the nice things. I mean, part of the beauty of me is that I'm very rich. So if I need $600 million, I could put up $600 million myself. That's a huge advantage."

The 64-year-old, who held the interview aboard his private jet, said he'd announce his decision by June.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


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To: Gene Eric

I wouldn’t vote for this guy for dog catcher! We already have an arrogant president!


21 posted on 03/21/2011 9:46:56 PM PDT by tallyhoe
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To: Clintonfatigued

Of course, Willkie also lost.


22 posted on 03/21/2011 9:48:06 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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To: Gene Eric

I agree. Trump will definitely force the debate. He has no problem saying what he thinks because if he does not get elected he just goes back to his supermodel wife and his ultra special life.


23 posted on 03/21/2011 9:56:57 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: no dems

Hurts Mit and Huck more than Palin. She has her Army and he will divide the Rino vote.

Pray for America


24 posted on 03/21/2011 9:57:47 PM PDT by bray (Hey Country Club, hold your noses this election!)
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To: CaptainK

Murkowski said something similar


25 posted on 03/21/2011 9:58:44 PM PDT by 4rcane
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To: CaptainK
Apparently, he told Ashleigh Banfield something different:

(VIDEO) Banfield: "He told me that if he doesn't clinch the Republican nomination... he'll consider running as an independent."

26 posted on 03/21/2011 9:58:44 PM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (Some men just want to watch the world burn.)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

gawd, the guy is a snake


27 posted on 03/21/2011 9:59:56 PM PDT by 4rcane
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To: Lazlo in PA

All I’ve heard from Trump is that he plan to win a war with China by shooting Americans. You can’t tax the Chinese or hurt the Chinese with a tariff, since its not Chinese that pay the taxes. All it hurt are Americans


28 posted on 03/21/2011 10:03:49 PM PDT by 4rcane
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To: 4rcane

If you want to beat the Chinese, you have to decrease taxes on the production side in America, not raise taxes on the consumption side


29 posted on 03/21/2011 10:05:32 PM PDT by 4rcane
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To: 4rcane
If you want to beat the Chinese, you have to decrease taxes on the production side in America, not raise taxes on the consumption side

Trump discussed this exact point tonight on Kudlows program. He said this would be a main part of the plan. We need to do something about this issue now. I don't want to live in a world where Communists call the shots.

30 posted on 03/21/2011 10:12:45 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: no dems

500 million of it is for hush money to all the hookers he’s banged while married.


31 posted on 03/21/2011 10:19:54 PM PDT by Proud_USA_Republican ("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.")
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To: no dems; fieldmarshaldj; SunkenCiv; Clintonfatigued; Just A Nobody; jazusamo; smoothsailing; ...
So all of a sudden Trump calls himself a Republican and talks of seeking the GOP presidential nomination?

Republicans, especially conservative Republicans, who fall for this nonsense are just plain foolish. What are Trump's Republican credentials? Absolutely none, as a glance at his political contributions to 'Rat left candidates will tell you.

If anything, Trump will run as a third party candidate to hurt the Republican more than Obama, just like Ross Perot intentionally did in 1992 and 1996. Trump was whispered to be interested in being a candidate of the Reform Party in 2004.(?)

32 posted on 03/21/2011 10:24:08 PM PDT by justiceseeker93
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To: justiceseeker93
They're both protectionists.

Other than that, I'm not sure how much he has in common with Ross Perot.

33 posted on 03/21/2011 10:27:22 PM PDT by OddLane
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To: no dems

Good

Romney has only about half that much of his own money...

trump can outspend and put romney under the table early...


34 posted on 03/21/2011 10:33:50 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: no dems

If true, get ready for obama to be reelected.


35 posted on 03/21/2011 10:46:29 PM PDT by fso301
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To: no dems

In his Wikipedia profile under Politics, it says he registered as a Democrat in 2001 and then he registered as a Republican in 2009. We don’t people like him running for President as a Republican. We got enough RINOS in the party as it is.


36 posted on 03/21/2011 11:16:51 PM PDT by WonkyTonky
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To: dalereed

phoney? You may not like him , but that is not a fair adjective. The man has given a lot of people jobs with all of his business dealings and speaks his mind honestly.


37 posted on 03/21/2011 11:20:30 PM PDT by fabian (" And a new day will dawn for those who stand long, and the forests will echo in laughter")
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To: no dems

Why can’t he run as a Democrat?? (C) (TM)


38 posted on 03/21/2011 11:29:38 PM PDT by ROTB (Sans Christian revival, we are government slaves, or nuked by China/Russia when we revolt.)
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To: no dems

I wouldn’t vote for him if he gave me all of the $600 million.Naw, that’s a lie. I would be tempted.


39 posted on 03/21/2011 11:32:09 PM PDT by Cyman
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To: no dems

Keep your money, Trump. I am as likely to vote for Obama as I am you.


40 posted on 03/21/2011 11:37:57 PM PDT by upsdriver (to undo the damage the "intellectual elites" have done. . . . . Sarah Palin for President!)
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