Donald Trump Declares He Is Running For President
Donald Trump, 69 anni, threw his hat into the Y 2016 race Tuesday for the White House, promising to make America great again.
Mr. Trump ridiculed the country’s current lot of politicians as “stupid” and vowed to take on the growing might of China in a speech launching his run for the presidency.
“I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again,” he said from a podium at Trump Tower on New York’s Fifth Avenue.
The real estate tycoon walked onto the stage to the strains of “Rockin’ In The Free World” by Neil Young after being introduced by daughter Ivanka.
His announcement follows years of speculation that the man known to millions as the host of American reality TV game show “The Apprentice” would one day enter politics.
Mr. Trump, is a Republican and has supported Republican candidates in the past. Though in his speech he did not say if he was running for the party’s nomination or as an independent.
He trails in polls behind rival Republican candidates.
Last month, 5% of voters said would vote for Mr. Trump at the Republican primary, according to the Quinnipiac University.
“Sadly, the American dream is dead. But if I get elected President, I will bring it back bigger and better and stronger than ever before, and we will make America great again,” he said.
Considered one of the least politically correct figures in public life, Donald Trump denounced US foreign and economic policy, ridiculed his rival candidates and vowed to reverse what he called US decline.
He promised to build up the military, stand up to the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq and Syria, build a wall on the southern border with Mexico and stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
He slammed the US-Iran nuclear talks for endangering Israel and promised to terminate President Barack Hussein Obama’s order shielding many undocumented migrants from deportation.
Mr. Trump announced that he had a total net worth of more than $8.7-B, and said the election would be decided on competency.
“I am doing this to say that’s the kind of thinking our country needs … We have people who are morally corrupt. We have people who are selling our country down the river.”
Mr. Trump vowed to rebuild infrastructure and create jobs, saying that US unemployment has risen sky high, even past 20%, challenging government headline figures that put it at under 6%. “Don’t believe the 5.6 percent. Don’t believe it,” Mr. Trump said.
“I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created,” he promised. “I will bring back our jobs from China, from Mexico, from Japan, from so many places.”
Supported by his wife Melania, and children, some in the crowd broke into chants of: “We Want Trump!”
“Our enemies are getting stronger and stronger by the day, and we as a country are getting weaker. Even our nuclear arsenal doesn’t work,” he said.
I do not believe Donald Trump can win, but he will surly make a difference.
Stay tuned…
Paul Ebeling
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