I don’t know who first floated the idea of Donald Trump as the Republican candidate for president or why they hate America, but the seed took hold and it seems to be a real thing that people are considering. And Trump, who’s been coy about a possible run for president, is now hinting that he might announce that he has an an announcement on the season finale of “Celebrity Apprentice.” Seriously, those are his words.
“I am thinking of saying on the live finale of ‘The Apprentice’ on May 22 that in a few days I will be making an announcement about my decision,” Mr. Trump said in a telephone interview Thursday…
Mr. Trump said he understood that that he could not use a network television show to formally declare his presidential intentions. So whatever he may say live on “Celebrity Apprentice” will first be vetted by NBC lawyers.
NBC’s position… is that until Mr. Trump makes a formal announcement on whether he is running, or takes any concrete action to commence a run, no obligation to offer equal time to another candidate kicks in. [NYT Media Decoder]
“Will I make an announcement about my decision to run for the presidency? No. But I’m thinking about announcing that I’ll announce something later. And the only way you can find out whether or not I’ll announce a future announcement is by tuning in to the LIVE FINALE OF ‘CELEBRITY APPRENTICE’! Sundays on NBC!” Oh, Trump. You master of suspense. A man with such a dizzying intellect is sure to be our next commander-in-chief.
