Trump Declares White House Bid
The Hill
Businessman and reality television start Donald Trump is running for president.Trump declared his White House bid Tuesday in front of a boisterous crowd that chanted “we want Trump” even before he made his announcement.
“I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again,” Trump said in remarks at New York City’s Trump Tower.
Trump’s social media profile pictures had adopted a logo reading “Trump – Making America Great Again!” earlier in the day ahead of his speech, using a phrase he has used often in recent weeks.
Trump, the star of NBC’s “The Apprentice” and “Celebrity Apprentice,” has suggested that he would run a campaign focused on his record as a celebrity property developer, which is sure to come under scrutiny should he rise toward the top of the GOP field.
The Republican field expanded to 11 on Monday when former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush officially declared his presidential bid…
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