Trump to Pass on Presidential Race
New York real estate tycoon Donald Trump has decided against running for president, ending a lengthy flirtation with the notion that he could tap his personal fortune to capture the White House as a third-party candidate, the Associated Press was told.
Sources connected with New York’s Independence Party movement, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Trump has told associates he will announce today that he is not mounting a presidential bid.
After months of speculation about a possible Reform Party campaign, Trump decided recently that the party is too fractured to support a credible presidential candidate, the officials said. The Reform Party operates in New York under the Independence Party banner.
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