Trump announces he will not run for president

[onehandle]

Source: AP

Donald Trump announced Monday that he will not be a 2012 presidential candidate.

The real estate mogul noted in a statement that he has been unofficially campaigning for the past several months, but has determined politics is not his first priority. "Business is my greatest passion and I am not ready to leave the private sector," Trump said.

Trump made clear he's not bowing out because of his perceived tough odds in the GOP primary or otherwise, saying: "I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election."

Trump on Monday promised supporters he would continue to voice his opinions "loudly" and "shape our politicians' thoughts."

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No kidding.

[Renew Deal]

1. He couldn't take the heat.

Obama said 2 bad words about him and he crawled away. :D

[oldhippydude]

4. Lawrence O Donnell

had it pegged about 3 weeks ago..that his apprentice TV series was more lucrative than demagouging... and in truth hes not that rich, after 3 bankruptcies

[JohnnyRingo]

15. He even called the date as May 17th

[kentauros]

16. Business is his "greatest passion".

I find that hard to believe if he's had three bankruptcies. It doesn't sound like he's all that good at it. Best he stick to the TV shows.

[DissedByBush]

28. Bankruptcy for him not the same as for you and me

I remember when he went bankrupt the first time in the 90s.

He had to cut his personal spending down to $50,000 per month.

[tomm2thumbs]

2. He's running away with his hair between his legs....

oops, I mean tail...



"YOU'RE RETIRED!!"

[SpiralHawk]

3. Another chickenhawk Republicon QUITTER

America Rejoices !

[truthisfreedom]

5. Hmph. It would have been so much funnier if he'd stayed in the race.

One more goofball gone.

[SoapBox]

6. Ohhhh...How sad...

We won't have the T.Rump and his Hair to laugh at!

Come on GOBPers, RushThugs and T.HATERbaggers...ya just gotta give us someone of such quality for your 2012 candidate.

We need the laugh.

[Roland99]

7. Dang...there goes the comedic entry.

[mvd]

23. That's true. But I'm sure there will be other joke candidates..

The Repuke Party never lets us down that way.

[Turbineguy]

8. And Stand-up Comics

hang their heads in sorrow.

[yurbud]

25. that fruit was hanging so low they didn't have to reach up to pick it

they had to avoid stepping in it.

[SomeGuyInEagan]

9. Same week as NBC announced Fall lineup ... as many of us expected.

The guy was never in it, only promoting himself ... which he is brilliant at doing.

[JohnnyRingo]

13. I think is was Lawerance O'Donnell who called May 17th.

He pointed out that's when the fall schedule would be announced, and he said that's when Trump would be snapped back to reality (shows).

[SomeGuyInEagan]

20. He may have, but he wasn't the only one.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4825965&mesg_id=4826773

Lots of people were saying that.

[Liberalynn]

21. that was my thought from day one.

Just another way to feed his overblown sense of self.

[JohnnyRingo]

10. He declaration of non-candidacy comes with a victory lap

This guy is totally intolerable. I hope the media turns their back on him now that he should be politically irrelevant. Why should his political opinions be revered when he claims he isn't a contender? He "doesn't want to leave the public sector", so beside the point that he thinks making money is more important than serving his country, he want it both ways. He wants to tell everyone how to run the government without getting his hands dirty.

Obama could have stayed in the public sector if he wanted and had a promising career ahead of him, including a possible nomination as the first black person on the Supreme Court. (I don't count Thomas as a black man.)

[ingac70]

18. Thurgood Marshall

What color did you consider him?

[JohnnyRingo]

19. Forgot about him

Everytime someone speaks of an African American Supreme, the name Thomas comes up. Probably because he passes conservative muster.

[NoodleyAppendage]

11. The narcissism of Trump is epic. Narcissistic Personality Disorder easily.

Matter of fact, they should use Trump in Psych training courses when the topic turns to narcissistic personality disorder.

J

[yurbud]

26. I was just using him in class the other day as the difference between new money and old money

When Forbes puts out their list of richest Americans, old money people call and ask to have their name taken off or say they don't have as much as the article claims (not out of humility but a pragmatic desire to avoid taxes and public ire) but Trump calls and asks why his name and wealth aren't higher.

Likewise with his boorish habit of putting his name on everything he does.

He also acts like a self-made man when he got his start with a nice chunk of change from dad who was already wealthy.

He is probably second only to Baby Bush is proving that the very wealthy are not superior to the rest of us intellectually, morally, or any other way.

[jmowreader]

36. The Donald IS a self-made man!

His is a classic riches to rags to riches to rags to riches to rags to riches to rags to comfortable middle-class existence story. He's sitting on what, 20-to-one leverage in his various real estate and gambling ventures?

There are two realities to Trump's presidential run-that-never-was. First, Donald Trump is EXTREMELY unlikable. People vote for people they like, and no one likes Donald Trump. The second is, the Republicans are looking for an absolutely sin-free candidate, and The Donald is a major player in the sin industry.

[donco]

12. Cheer up everybody

we have newt.

[AllyCat]

14. What celebrity will the cons put up next?

[SemperEadem]

17. well, no duh, dude... of course you weren't running

that would mean we all get to climb through your tax records and you know you can't tolerate that level of scrutiny.

Besides, if you can't take a little good humored joking at your expense, then you don't have the temperament to be president.

[mvd]

22. Oh, I don't know what I'll do now

He was my guy! I'm just crestfallen. :sarcasm:

[penndragon69]

24. His birther plank broke.

Without it, he is just a spoiled rich boy
wearing a cheap toupee.
Or is that thing really hair plugs gone
terribly bad?

But don't forget,....if he did run,he might have had
to reveal what he was hiding under that thing,
a WMD perhaps?

[Doremus]

31. Combover.

Like old man McCain but on steroids. tRump once described (I think it was on Larry King) how he combs it into place and sprays it so it'll stay put. :puke:

[BlueStater]

27. There ends one freakshow.

Unfortunately, they have back-up.

[MrsBrady]

29. donald is only in it for the press. he will do anything

to get his name in the papers.

he's laughing all the way to bank with his cheaply produced, lowest common denominator un-reality show that is bad for Union actors and writers, etc...

he's not running, never planned on running, and doesn't have all the money people think he does.
no one would give him any to run, either....or at least not enough.

he's a big windbag.

[hyphenate]

30. Well

at least the hamster is cute. :)

[leftyladyfrommo]

32. Ah shoot. There goes the Doonesbury cartoons.

The Trump ones were hysterical.

[BREMPRO]

33. so ends the great pompous carnival charade.... hope his crappy tv show tanks...

..and he has to declare bankruptcy for the 4th time... "The Douchebag." would be a more fitting moniker.

[Frank Cannon]

34. surprise, surprise, surprise

[unkachuck]

35. glass jaw....n/t