January
12th 2011
Posted under Economics & Election 2012 & Free Trade & Globalism & Korea Trade Deal
Trump says this is the first time he has “seriously” considered running, but third party advocates will remember that he flirted with seeking the Reform Party nomination in 2000.
Trump cites trade as his main reason for considering a run.
“The Apprentice” host cited what he called the “unfair” trade relationship between America and China and the administration’s inability to utilize the country’s top business talent in trade negotiations as his main reasons for mulling a run.
Trump says he “guess(es)” he would run as a Republican this time around.
Weaver on 12 Jan 2011 at 4:17 am #
Trade would be a very good thing to run on, though it’s getting late in the game for America…
Were the fate of US corporations tied to America, then they’d be more interested in America’s long term fate. With transnational corps though, the only interest is profit.
Woden on 12 Jan 2011 at 12:43 pm #
Don’t know if Trump would ever be taken seriously as a candidate, even though he is a million times better than W, McCain, and most GOP hacks.
Nate on 14 Jan 2011 at 5:22 am #
“Support Israel, our unsinkable Mideast aircraft carrier The U.S. must continue to nurture and safeguard our special relationship with the state of Israel. This relationship must remain the cornerstone of our policy tactics through the entire Middle-East region, as it has been for administrations of both parties for more than half a century. Why do we have this special relationship? It is not out of charity, guilt, or what some call “ethnic lobbies.” We have been there for Israel because Israel is there for us. Israel is a stable democracy in a region filled with dictatorship.
As Israel has matured, our close ties also bring America a fair trading partner and a fellow pioneer on the high-tech frontier of medicine and communications that will enrich Americans’ lives in the coming century. Our two countries must continue to stand strong together as pillars of freedom and progress.”
Source: The America We Deserve, by Donald Trump, p.132-33 Jul 2, 2000
After hearing that I wouldn’t mind if Donald Trump is the 2012 Republican nominee.