If Donald Trump runs for governor, he’s prepared to plop $50 million in a bank account to fund his race, according to an article published this morning by Capital.
But Trump, the billionaire TV star, real-estate developer, and inheritor of the mantle of P.T. Barnum, isn’t saying whether he’ll run until after he finishes filming the next season of The Apprentice, the article says. And so some state GOP leaders are holding off on giving support to announced Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino, it says. Among those holding out to see whether Trump steps in: Monroe County Republican Party chair Bill Reilich.
Here’s why that’s interesting. When Astorino came through town last week, County Executive Maggie Brooks stood beside him, and said that Astorino’s experience as a fellow county executive is needed in the governor’s office. Also in the crowd was Monroe County Conservative Party chair Thomas Cook; Conservative Party leaders across the state have been supportive of Astorino. Reilich wasn’t in attendance.
It’s early in the election year, so reading the circumstances as some big break in GOP ranks would be silly. And while Trump has acted like he might run, he might just be making noise. Still, it’s worth paying attention when top figures in a political party line up behind different gubernatorial contenders.
This article appears in Mar 12-18, 2014.
The “Donald” loves the free attention. He will not run , nor spend any of his money on such a losing venture. The local politicians look silly running after him. When will they learn Trump is only in this for himself. His super sized ego makes Cuomo look normal!
I actually think he could run this time. But only if unopposed in the Republican party like he says it would have to be.
I predict that the Republicans will remain divided right up to the finale of The Apprentice.
No surprise, he’s not running. He “has much bigger plans.” He has never run for public office, just teased. What a creep anyway.
Trump will do anything for free publicity. I wonder, do all those politicians that he flirted with feel foolish now? He will not stop advertising himself and he will never run for public office. He does not have the personality or the smarts to survive public scrutiny. He also will not risk the public humiliation of losing. Oh, and the millions he makes on that boring tv show which is the only money he makes. Everything else is mortgaged to the hilt. Wasn’t it BT Barnum who warned us that one was born every minute? Trump followers prove that rule!
Trump has played his supporters once again. He will never run for public office. He has to be anointed to accept any office because he does not have the personality or brains to go through a real election. He could not take the rejection of a loss. I wonder if the politicians who he lead on feel foolish now? How many times will people fall for his nonsense?