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Trump Will ‘Probably’ Run As An Independent If He Doesn’t Win GOP Nomination

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Donald Trump continues on his breathless media tour and next up is the Wall Street Journal. In this somewhat contentious interview, Trump says he would not rule out running as a third party candidate and also reveals an issue that he feels uncomfortable talking about.

When asked what he would do if he ran and did not win the Republican nomination, Trump responds:

“The concern is that if I don’t win, will I run as an independent, and the answer is probably yes and that bothers me only from the standpoint that if I don’t win, we’re not going to get a Republican, and Obama gets re-elected.”

Trump also was grateful for Sarah Palin‘s recent kind words, saying she was “so nice and so gracious to me on the Birther issue.” Yet when Kelly Evans questioned whether Trump embodies “the worst of capitalism” and repeatedly asked Trump about allegations that some of his companies declared bankruptcy, Trump responded “don’t ask a stupid question like that, go ahead.”

Watch the clip below from The Wall Street Journal:

(h/t CBS News)

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  • http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219
  • Jaurez

    Trump has my vote either way.

  • Jaurez

    Bean-brain, he’s never stopped campaigning.

  • Colorado_Conservative

    Obamas race card won’t work against Donalds Trump card.

    Unlike the wimpy GOP, Donald doesn’t back down from being labeled racist or bigot or radical or birther or tea bagger or rich old white man or anything else the left throws at anyone who is against their liberal socialist agenda.

    Go Donald, you are Obamas worst nightmare, that is why the WH has already unleashed their goons to attack you!!!!

  • redleaf

    Do you really think Trump started courting the birther crowd because he’s lonely?
    He’s a smart man.
    He sees that the Republican field is not getting anyone in the party excited, so he throws some red meat to the knuckle-draggers about Obama’s birth certificate and sees how much play it gets. Turns out, it’s getting lots of positive response from Conservatives, so he’s seriously considering a run…

    To deny that is to deny Trump’s savvy.

  • Truth

    Great another Ross Perot. The only thing Ross became was a distraction. He was key in driving George H Bush out of office. If history would repeat itself this would be the best thing that ever happen to Obama in 2012.

  • Jaurez

    IF Trump decides to run and the repubs choose not to nominate him they will be slicing their own throats.

  • The Tea Weasel®

    Looks like The Donald has talked himself into a corner and the only way out is to buy himself the GOP nomination (lol) or run as an Independent (extra strength lol).

    Looks like the Orly Taitz “It’s All Downhill From Here” Invitational has a full field for the inaugural Running of the Loons. All of the spectators get complimentary morphine drips to ease their pain.

    Ima need some more popcorn.

  • Nationman

    awesome.

  • redleaf

    Trump has no chance anyway.
    Too many skeletons in his closet.
    Too many wives, too many affairs, too many business enemies, etc.

    Personally, I’d vote for a crack addicted prostitute if I thought they’d make a good president. I don’t care if a president smoked pot in college or screwed around with girls between marriages. But so-called Social Values Conservatives (you know, the ones who eventually come out as gay) hate it when a candidate isn’t morally perfect and untainted by divorce or drugs or scandal.

    …unless they become Born Again.

  • Barack Must Go

    Donald Trump singlehandedly proves to the world that Barack Obama IS NOT AN AMERICAN by any stretch of the most rabid, degenerate liberal imagination. It would not change a thing even if by some miracle he actually turns out to have been in Hawaii.

  • catfishjuggling

    Let me be the first to call Trump a RINO.

  • catfishjuggling

    Barack Must Go said:
    Donald Trump singlehandedly proves to the world that Barack Obama IS NOT AN AMERICAN by any stretch of the most rabid, degenerate liberal imagination. It would not change a thing even if by some miracle he actually turns out to have been in Hawaii.

    Please explain how he proves it? By existing? Becuase if so, this issue would be resolved.

    Is there a Trump based solution matrix you could show us?

    I await brethlessly.

  • The Tea Weasel®

    redleaf said:
    . But so-called Social Values Conservatives (you know, the ones who eventually come out as gay) hate it when a candidate isn’t morally perfect and untainted by divorce or drugs or scandal.

    …unless they become Born Again.

    They usually become Born Again right after they get caught with their hands in an intern’s “cookie jar”. Before that it’s “Oy! Ah like a bit of the ol’ kink, wink wink!”

  • Jaurez

    catfishjuggling said:
    Let me be the first to call Trump a RINO.

    Let me say that I’m not the first to call you a troll.

  • The Tea Weasel®

    Barack Must Go said:
    Donald Trump singlehandedly proves to the world that Barack Obama IS NOT AN AMERICAN by any stretch of the most rabid, degenerate liberal imagination. It would not change a thing even if by some miracle he actually turns out to have been in Hawaii.

    Thank God we have you for comic relief. Do you by chance live in South Carolina? Have you been busted for having sex with the same horse….twice? Have you been pulled while riding down the street in your go-cart with a revoked driver’s license, drunk and smoking crack? I swear I think I’ve read about you in the “News of the Weird”….

  • Gasket

    Truth said:
    Great another Ross Perot. The only thing Ross became was a distraction. He was key in driving George H Bush out of office. If history would repeat itself this would be the best thing that ever happen to Obama in 2012.

    True. He would be a distraction, great for Obama. However, Perot never took Bush’s votes only. This is a myth the Republican losers invented. Bush would have lost to Clinton even with Perot off the ticket. He pulled votes from BOTH Clinton and Bush in an almost equal ratio. Trump is no Perot either. He’s a joke.

  • catfishjuggling

    Jaurez said:
    Let me say that I’m not the first to call you a troll.

    And I doubt you’ll be the last.

  • Barack Must Go

    catfishjuggling said:
    Please explain how he proves it? By existing? Becuase if so, this issue would be resolved.

    Is there a Trump based solution matrix you could show us?

    I await brethlessly.

    You’ll see soon enough, the winds of hope & change they are a blowin. They’ve already begun blowing the stench of the Obama regime out of Washington, exposing his lies to the disinfecting effects of sunlight.

  • catfishjuggling

    Barack Must Go said:
    You’ll see soon enough, the winds of hope & change they are a blowin. They’ve already begun blowing the stench of the Obama regime out of Washington, exposing his lies to the disinfecting effects of sunlight.

    Because of Trump?

    I truly would love to visit your planet someday.

  • Barack Must Go

    catfishjuggling said:
    Let me be the first to call Trump a RINO.

    Let me be the first to call catfishjuggling a DODO.

  • Barack Must Go

    catfishjuggling said:
    Because of Trump?

    I truly would love to visit your planet someday.

    You’re on it silly. If you’d only pull your head out of your ____ you’d see that.

  • catfishjuggling

    Barack Must Go said:
    Let me be the first to call catfishjuggling a DODO.

    I prefer your constantly repeated memes when they are directed at Obama, but if it gives you peace to throw a couple my way then namaste my brother.

  • catfishjuggling

    Barack Must Go said:
    You’re on it silly. If you’d only pull your head out of your ____ you’d see that.

    OOOHHHHH Mad libs! Please let’s do more. This could be fun.

  • lobodons

    Republicans only chance at winning 2012 election is for Trump to run as an Independent and somehow win a few states preventing any candidate from getting 270 and throwing election into House of Representatives. Only chance. Except, which states does he think he can win..?? (insert cricket chirps)

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    The more I think about it the more I think Trump may actually want Obama re-elected. If his businesses are like most other large ones he’s been experiencing record profits and wants to keep that up. Then again maybe he’s just trying to get the BC issue out of the way so the actual candidate doesn’t suffer from bringing it up.

  • catfishjuggling

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    The more I think about it the more I think Trump may actually want Obama re-elected. If his businesses are like most other large ones he’s been experiencing record profits and wants to keep that up. Then again maybe he’s just trying to get the BC issue out of the way so the actual candidate doesn’t suffer from bringing it up.

    He could well be the best troll out there.

  • A.R.

    all I got to say about trump running anything: hahahaah

  • Jaurez

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    The more I think about it the more I think Trump may actually want Obama re-elected. If his businesses are like most other large ones he’s been experiencing record profits and wants to keep that up. Then again maybe he’s just trying to get the BC issue out of the way so the actual candidate doesn’t suffer from bringing it up.

    Wrong and wrong.

  • Barack Must Go

    The Tea Weasel® said:
    Thank God we have you for comic relief. Do you by chance live in South Carolina? Have you been busted for having sex with the same horse….twice? Have you been pulled while riding down the street in your go-cart with a revoked driver’s license, drunk and smoking crack? I swear I think I’ve read about you in the “News of the Weird”….

    When confronted by the truth liberals turn into domestic terrorists of sorts. They start out with racist, bigotted insults, and thankfully they’re heads always explode like rotten melons before they actually get physically violent in public.

    I jus t worry about their children and what goes on at home behind closed doors when they can’t control themselves. Thank God, that even though they swear he’s dead, is still there looking down on and protecting them, especially from themselves.

  • im_lovin_it

    Jaurez said:
    Trump has my vote either way.

    Okay. I know you don’t like Obama. Totally understandable. Yet, out of EVERYONE the GOP could offer up to run for President, you would vote for Donald Trump. Let me type that out again……You would vote for Donald Trump for President of the United States of America. Donald Trump of multiple bankruptcy fame. Donald Trump of WWE fame. Donald Trump of bogus reality TV fame. You would vote for this man to be the leader of the free world? Do you care to elaborate on why?

    There are some amazing people posting here. They should all break off and start their own blog. God, it would be amazing. What would it be called?!!?

  • catfishjuggling

    Barack Must Go said:
    When confronted by the truth liberals turn into domestic terrorists of sorts. They start out with racist, bigotted insults, and thankfully they’re heads always explode like rotten melons before they actually get physically violent in public. I jus t worry about their children and what goes on at home behind closed doors when they can’t control themselves. Thank God, that even though they swear he’s dead, is still there looking down on and protecting them, especially from themselves.

    Good thing you are above resorting insults.

    Wait.

    Are you a secret liberal?

    Whoa!!!

    Dude. You just blew my freakingmind.

  • catfishjuggling

    im_lovin_it said:
    Okay. I know you don’t like Obama. Totally understandable. Yet, out of EVERYONE the GOP could offer up to run for President, you would vote for Donald Trump. Let me type that out again……You would vote for Donald Trump for President of the United States of America. Donald Trump of multiple bankruptcy fame. Donald Trump of WWE fame. Donald Trump of bogus reality TV fame. You would vote for this man to be the leader of the free world? Do you care to elaborate on why? There are some amazing people posting here. They should all break off and start their own blog. God, it would be amazing. What would it be called?!!?

    Crazyville.com

  • Gasket

    catfishjuggling said:
    Let me be the first to call Trump a RINO.

    He is. He’s just too stupid to think the teabaggers(TM) are buying his schtick come voting time.

  • Jaurez

    Trump wants tanks on the borders. He has my vote.

  • Jaurez

    Let me be the first to volunteer to drive one of those tanks with my finger on the red button. ;)

  • catfishjuggling

    Gasket said:
    He is. He’s just too stupid to think the teabaggers(TM) are buying his schtick come voting time.

    I, for one, am shocked to even consider that this may be an attempt at self-promotion instead of true patriotism out of Mr. trump. I have seen nothing in this man ever that suggests anything other than humble stoicism and piety.

  • The Tea Weasel®

    Barack Must Go said:
    When confronted by the truth liberals turn into domestic terrorists of sorts. They start out with racist, bigotted insults, and thankfully they’re heads always explode like rotten melons before they actually get physically violent in public.

    .

    Racial? Bigoted? Really? How so? Or are you one of those people whose main source of wisdom is their ass?

  • Gasket

    Barack Must Go said:
    When confronted by the truth liberals turn into domestic terrorists of sorts.

    Rightwingers are the hotbed of domestic terrorism. Watch the news. Also, read this….
    http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report
    It’s weird you say that just days before the 16th anniversary of the OKC Murrah building bombing by one of your own extremist righwingers!

  • Jaurez

    Gasket said:
    Rightwingers are the hotbed of domestic terrorism. Watch the news. Also, read this….
    http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report
    It’s weird you say that just days before the 16th anniversary of the OKC Murrah building bombing by one of your own extremist righwingers!

    That’s been debunked. McVeigh had muzzies backing him.

  • Gasket

    catfishjuggling said:
    I, for one, am shocked to even consider that this may be an attempt at self-promotion instead of true patriotism out of Mr. trump. I have seen nothing in this man ever that suggests anything other than humble stoicism and piety.

    Well put.

  • catfishjuggling

    I, for one, would like to be the first to call Barak Must Go a liberal.

    As such, I cannot trust you, sir.

  • Jaurez

    It’s laughable how loony lefties have tried to paint McVeigh as a “rightwinger” even though it’s totally baseless. Who knew that being white made you a “rightwinger.”

  • catfishjuggling

    Jaurez said:
    muzzies

    And in one sentence, Juarez has checked into his suite at the crazyville lodge.

    Please enjoy your stay. Free free to call the front desk if there is anything we can do to make your stay more comfortable.

  • Jaurez

    Gasket said:
    Well put.

    Is your arm pretty flexible? It must be.

  • Jaurez

    catfishjuggling said:
    And in one sentence, Juarez has checked into his suite at the crazyville lodge.

    Please enjoy your stay. Free free to call the front desk if there is anything we can do to make your stay more comfortable.

    Nice rebuttal. Wait, you had none, again.

  • catfishjuggling

    Jaurez said:
    Nice rebuttal. Wait, you had none, again.

    Yes. I have no rebtual to the notion of “muzzies.”

  • im_lovin_it

    Jaurez said:
    Let me be the first to volunteer to drive one of those tanks with my finger on the red button. ;)

    YES!!! Awesome. How would you personalize your tank? If I were you I’d paint a big picture of Ronald Reagan on the front of the turret sticking out of his mouth! BOOM!! Trickle DOWN, bitch!! Maybe some big bald eagle decals on the sides?

  • Colorado_Conservative

    I think it’s fairly safe to say non of the libtards here even watched this video…..Trump is a leader who makes sense…I cannot wait for him to have a debate with our immature and incompetent community organizer.

  • Jaurez

    im_lovin_it said:
    YES!!! Awesome. How would you personalize your tank? If I were you I’d paint a big picture of Ronald Reagan on the front of the turret sticking out of his mouth! BOOM!! Trickle DOWN, bitch!! Maybe some big bald eagle decals on the sides?

    I’d probably have a big giant “3″ on the side. ;)

  • The Tea Weasel®

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    Rush always says that the liberals will tell you who they are scared of. The liberal media’s utter obsession with him recently tells me they are scared to death of The Donald. Git R Dun, Donald!

    Mistake #1: Listening to Rush
    Mistake #2: Believing what Rush says.
    Mistake #3: Publicly admitting you believe what Rush says.
    Mistake #4: Thinking media’s “obsession” is anything more than fascination with watching a train wreck.
    Mistake #5: Being so desperate for a candidate, any candidate, that you will bow before a man with more baggage than the Samsonite factory.
    Mistake #6: Thinking of Michele Bachmann as a “fallback” candidiate should Trump interrupt your coitus.
    Mistake #7: Letting Trump distract you from looking for a viable candidate.
    Mistake #8: Thinking if you support Trump, he will return the favor.
    Mistake #9: Failing to recognize an opportunist when you see one.
    Mistake #10: Thanking a man with 4+ bankruptcies in his past is some kind of financial genius.

  • Gasket

    Jaurez said:
    That’s been debunked. McVeigh had muzzies backing him.

    Debunked by Faux and Friends I suppose? LOL. Crawl back into your cave, troll. I am not even sure why I’m responding to you. You did not even look at that link from your stupid response. It had nothing to do with angry Timmay. Read the extensive documentation of rightwing hate groups on that site. That’s why I linked it. Maybe you just can NOT read? Has to suck you wingnuts couldn’t pin that bombing on a Muslim or Arab. Have you even listened to the McVeigh tapes when he was in prison? I am going to guess not. Clown.

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    catfishjuggling said:
    He could well be the best troll out there.

    No. That position is reserved for a Mr. Stephen Colbert.

  • skyfet

    Do you guys now accept Plouffe wasn’t bluffing when he said Trump has of chance to becoming President .

  • Gasket

    Colorado_Conservative said:
    I think it’s fairly safe to say non of the libtards here even watched this video…..Trump is a leader who makes sense…I cannot wait for him to have a debate with our immature and incompetent community organizer.

    Yeah…the one who cleaned your clock in 2008 and will do so AGAIN next year? That community organizer?

    Is that why the GOP candidates are so f*cking scared to jump into the 2012 race, Susan? OR, why the GOP thinks their candidates suck against Obama?
    http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52893.html
    Is that the reason why the GOP candidates are sucking so bad in the polls against the “immature and incompetent” Obama?
    http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/president_obama_vs_republican_candidates.html

    What does that say about the GOP? If Obama is soooooooo lousy, why are you people scared to take him on or why does the public prefer him to your “competent” bunch? LOL!

    If Trump wants to have a chance against Obama, he should at least know what the hell he’s talking about.
    http://www.politifact.com/search/?q=trump

  • Jaurez

    Siocky, can you post the list of d’s that have the nads to primary the messiah? Thought not.

  • redleaf

    The Tea Weasel® said:
    Mistake #1: Listening to Rush
    Mistake #2: Believing what Rush says.
    Mistake #3: Publicly admitting you believe what Rush says.
    Mistake #4: Thinking media’s “obsession” is anything more than fascination with watching a train wreck.
    Mistake #5: Being so desperate for a candidate, any candidate, that you will bow before a man with more baggage than the Samsonite factory.
    Mistake #6: Thinking of Michele Bachmann as a “fallback” candidiate should Trump interrupt your coitus.
    Mistake #7: Letting Trump distract you from looking for a viable candidate.
    Mistake #8: Thinking if you support Trump, he will return the favor.
    Mistake #9: Failing to recognize an opportunist when you see one.
    Mistake #10: Thinking a man with 4+ bankruptcies in his past is some kind of financial genius.

    Brilliant.
    Required reading.

    Trump is enjoying what should be an entertaining blip in the political timeline. Unfortunately, he’s appealing to the conspiracy-minded idiot wing of the Republican party and therefore his little trial balloon will become an actual presidential run.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    The Tea Weasel® said:
    Racial? Bigoted? Really? How so? Or are you one of those people whose main source of wisdom is their ass?

    it’s funny (not haha) that those on the right who cry of liberals falsely throwing around the word racism are the ones who so thoughtlessly do just that.

  • Garth

    This is very good news.

  • disgusted

    since the goop nor the dam-o-crups have ANYTHING to “offer” – he is the BEST CHoice!

  • azgrandma

    Tsunami Trump just hit the news desk – even has Queen Moron egging him on.

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