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Donald Trump to run for president in 2016 | Donald Trump to run for president in 2016 |
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Property billionaire Donald Trump has announced he will run for the White House in the 2016 election. | Property billionaire Donald Trump has announced he will run for the White House in the 2016 election. |
Mr Trump, a Republican, has never run for the party's nomination before, but has often talked about it. | |
"I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again," he told supporters at New York's Trump Towers on Fifth Avenue. | "I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again," he told supporters at New York's Trump Towers on Fifth Avenue. |
He said his fortune would allow him to be an effective president. | He said his fortune would allow him to be an effective president. |
"Our country is in serious trouble. We don't have victories anymore," he said. | "Our country is in serious trouble. We don't have victories anymore," he said. |
"When was the last time anyone saw us beating, let's say, China in a trade deal? | "When was the last time anyone saw us beating, let's say, China in a trade deal? |
"They kill us. I beat China all the time." | "They kill us. I beat China all the time." |
Analysis - Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington | Analysis - Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington |
Donald Trump is actually running for president. Few people expected it to happen - he's gone through the motions many times before - and his political rants up until now have been roundly derided as a joke. But this time he actually said the words, and he seems like he means it. | |
With campaign staff in key early voting states and a net worth he puts at more than $8.5bn, he has the resources to roil the Republican presidential field. | With campaign staff in key early voting states and a net worth he puts at more than $8.5bn, he has the resources to roil the Republican presidential field. |
Mr Trump is polling high enough to get a spot on the stage in the forthcoming Republican debates, and he's already proven a willingness to take swings at his opponents. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio "don't have a clue", he said in his announcement speech. "How are these people going to lead us?" he asked. | Mr Trump is polling high enough to get a spot on the stage in the forthcoming Republican debates, and he's already proven a willingness to take swings at his opponents. Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio "don't have a clue", he said in his announcement speech. "How are these people going to lead us?" he asked. |
If he says that enough times during a debate - or in a multi-million dollar television advertising spree - a lot of people are going to stop laughing and take notice. And that's probably just what Mr Trump wants. | If he says that enough times during a debate - or in a multi-million dollar television advertising spree - a lot of people are going to stop laughing and take notice. And that's probably just what Mr Trump wants. |
Mr Trump expressed support for gun rights and said he would protect US government programmes like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. | Mr Trump expressed support for gun rights and said he would protect US government programmes like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. |
And he said he would "immediately terminate" President Barack Obama's executive order on immigration, which would save undocumented migrants from deportation. | And he said he would "immediately terminate" President Barack Obama's executive order on immigration, which would save undocumented migrants from deportation. |
"Sadly, the American Dream is dead", Mr Trump said. | "Sadly, the American Dream is dead", Mr Trump said. |
"If I get elected president I will bring it back bigger and better and strong than ever before. We will make America great again." | "If I get elected president I will bring it back bigger and better and strong than ever before. We will make America great again." |
He becomes the 12th Republican to declare, with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Florida's former governor Jeb Bush among the early frontrunners. | |
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