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Trump Kinda Announces Presidential Bid, Amid bin Laden Reports


With timing that has us questioning his sanity and propriety (even more so than we already did), Donald Trump coyly announced late last night that he’s already decided to pursue a presidential bid “in my mind,” according to Bloomberg.

Of course he acknowledges that he can’t really announce his candidacy until after “Celebrity Apprentice” ends (because that would be illegal). Still, this quasi-announcement has us wondering how closely he’s skirting the law here.

Here are Trump’s thoughts:

“I am going to announce… [If elected] the OPEC nations will be acting much differently, and fuel prices will go down and the economy will become strong again… They may like me or not like me, but nobody will be ripping us off.”

As The Wrap so rightly pointed out, Trump’s statement came on the heels of the announcement of Osama bin Laden’s death — which we sincerely hope was unintentional.

Does this move violate election law? Does revealing one’s inner aspirations constitute an official announcement? We would think so, but (so far) nothing has come of this. But, even if it did, we have a feeling Teflon Trump will find a way out of trouble.

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  • http://twitter.com/SailRabbits Magister

    Prior to Lawrence O’Donnell filing a partially-flawed analysis on MSNBC saying that Trump can legally announce to his heart’s content, I had linked in a comment to some analysis from the BroadcastLawBlog that said essentially the same thing and in response to Mediaite’s “O’Donnell” thread, I tried to reconcile the similar statements.

    The short version is that Trump can announce all he wants, there’s no way that he will be a “legally qualified candidate” by The Apprentice finale and it’s doubtful that any of his opponents will be also, so that would only leave the question of NBC policy.

  • Anonymous

    There seems to be a lot of stuff going on in Trump’s mind. It’s all mindless garbage, but hey, it’s his and he can keep it if he wants to.

  • Phil Dichiaro

    Donald Trump can straighten out things quickly in this country for the better. He would not bow to the established flawed policies our government has become. JUST STRAIGHT TALK!

    HE WOULD BE THE BEST PATRIOTIC PRESIDENT SINCE GEORGE………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………WASHINGTON!

  • Phil Dichiaro

    ……………….GEORGE WASHINGTON! A true leader!

  • Anonymous

    What a colossal loser.

  • Jenrockbrm

    I fully agree! If Trump ran and got elected president, I don’t care WHO you are, you are going to be proud that we would have a leader who would’nt suck up to other leaders and would’nt take “NO” for an answer! He would run the country and give his position the backbone it desperatley needs!!!! I believe, whether or not you liked him as a person, you’d discover you would be excited as heck to find that he could “play with the big boys” and get our nation to a place of economic strength and leadership. Really, its “no guts, no glory”.

  • Sarahgomez75

    Donald Trump has filed bankruptcy three times in the last twenty years, he’s the biggest idiot whom ever walked this earth. While all of America and Americans are suffering the devestating outcome of both the George Bushe’s. Many homeless Veterans accross American this IDIOT Trump is playing birth certificate games. That goes to show all of you how this Idiot thinks.

  • Amanacedi

    I agee with you Sarah, I’m a Vietnam Veteran, and George Bush, Donald Trump, Sarah Palin never join our military. Donald split to Canada to avoid going to War, Little Georgee did the same. Plain has no clue what Veterans are, she thinks a veteran is a baby moose.

  • http://twitter.com/moiraeve1 Moira S

    Are you kidding me? “Play with the Big Boys”? Who exactly are the big boys that Trump is so used to playing with? Ridwitz Rodnoviskey, Salim Abduvaliyev, Carlos Marcello, Don Aniello Dellacroce, James (“the Weasel”) Fratianno? Trump will never survive a run for Presidency, he’d have to answer for all his Mafia connections.

  • Don Amundson

    That is what we so sorely need! A man’s man. He tells it like it is and don’t pussy foot around . The Dems are terrified of the Donald! Compaired to what we have now, what a breath of frsh air. The only thing Obama has going for him is the mastery of the English language. He talks the talk but can’t do the walk . But then again…. He is an attorney. Our founding fathers eliminated Attorney’s from holding public office I think it might be a good idea to go back to that. Now, Donald , make him show us his grades!! The American people deserve to know just how intellegent our President really is!!!

  • jenrockbrm

    Let’s be honest…There’s no such thing as a President Without A Past. I am not looking for a person to run the country who never acted like an idiot (good luck finding one!!!) I’m just soley interested in finding one who doesn’t try to run from who they are, but accepts themselves as such and is DARN SURE of themselves as a person….Who better than Trump? You can’t attack him-he won’t let you!!!! Now apply that to our country…….

  • jenrockbrm

    Moira, I appreciate your view but I was honestly just referring to Trump’s notably strong views and ability to call it like he sees it type of image.. He seems to really be a strong person and makes me feel like he would be the guy you want in your corner, especially when it comes to settling and compromise…He just does not seem like the kind of guy who is really going to make exceptions. Just my view :o)

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    In my opinion this is the last piece of the puzzle, Osama Bin Laden is also a spokesperson, and a look-a-like. Osama represents Obama/Biden (Bi)n La(den.)

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