Donald Trump is running to become the 45th president of the United States.
After years of teasing the idea Mr. Trump said Tuesday that he is running for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016 arguing that he has the business acumen to put people back to work and outsmart nations like China and Mexico that he said have been taking advantage of the stupidity of American leaders for years.
Ladies and gentlemen I am officially running for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again the 69-year-old said during a launch event at the Trump Tower in New York City.
Mr. Trump a reality television star and billionaire real estate mogul said the nations political leaders will never make America great again.
I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created Mr. Trump said. I will bring back our jobs from China from Mexico from Japan from so many places. I will bring back our jobs and our money.
The Real Clear Politics Average of polls shows that Mr. Trump is running toward the back of the pack though at this point in time he would qualify for the opening GOP debate in Ohio in early August which the Republican National Committee is capping at ten participants based on polls.
Mr. Trump said he will not have to rely on the big donors to run his campaign.
I am really rich he said.