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Might as well pack in those Trump 2012 signs you’d been working on, kids (and all those gold and yellow markers you bought to recreate his hair): The Donald has announced he was conducting a desperate publicity stunt all along will not be running for President of the United States!
Maybe it was the fact that he already “accomplished” everything on his agenda against President Barack Obama, or that Jon Hamm and Zach Galifianakis laughed at him at the Correspondents’ Dinner, or that he really did want to give another season of The Celebrity Apprentice a go. But whatever it was that really made him change his mind, Donald Trump won’t be visiting the small towns of Iowa and New Hampshire any time soon.
And while I’m willing to venture this news brings nothing but happiness to the citizens of America, the comedy world is likely frowning. After all, Trump can create a punchline just based on one of his glares (see above). If the Donald had decided to follow through and run for President, the humor would have written itself. Just imagine how unbelievably amusing his ad campaigns would have been:
“This Presidency is gonna be HUGE!”
“I’m gonna get rid of terrorists faster than Head and Shoulders gets rid of dandruff from my Trump-brand scalp. Vote The Donald: 2012!”
“You’re fired, everyone that’s not America!”
Better yet, imagine what his cabinet would have looked like. There’s no question Gary Busey would have been in there somewhere (Vice President, perhaps?), and so would a couple other Apprentice all-stars like Rod Blagojevich (he has a history in politics…history being the operative word) and Bret Michaels (who would have to work for Department of Defense, seeing as nothing can take that guy down). And lest we forget, Brick Tamland, who did some really wonderful things for the Bush administration.
What campaign slogans and cabinet members for the Donald Trump presidential run would you have liked to seen, PopWatchers?
Cindy Lauper for on-her-knees intern
What a stupid thing to say.
Palin can still enter the race. The GOP has an endless supply of clowns.
He’s still a joke. He doesn’t have to run for President.
He can still be President… for the Men’s Hair Club of America.
HA!
I was really disappointed by The Donald with that birther issue. Before that, Donald Trump was very well appreciated by the black community because of his “hustle”, he once lost his money but bounced back like a champion. Now, that whole issue turned him into a clown.
Now I can’t think of him or the Apprentice without thinking of that story. I can’t take him seriously anymore. I don’t know if he’s worried for his public image but in case of, there’s a lot of work to do.
I, for one, am disappointed. I was looking forward to seeing him humiliated as few celebrity figures have been. At least he saw the writing on the wall–that he was becoming a laughing stock. Although something tells me he never had any intention of running. Not that it matters, but I still think he’s done irreparable harm in terms of his relationship with the black community or black consumers. I’m not black. But I couldn’t stand the man before he made a total ass of himself before the world.
And the apocalypse is averted once again…and we didn’t even need Jack Bauer this time!
I truly am disappointed. This country needs a business man to run it. Our politicians all SUCK and are all STUPID. There isn’t a politician I would even consider voting for.
To say this was all a stunt gives him a lot of credit. I wonder if a rich, confident, white male, whom also happens to be a pompus blowhard actually thought he had a chance. Up until the WH corespondense dinner and Osama death he was all over the news. He does think he is smart and capable. The guy surronds himself with “yes men” and family, there is a certain amount of dillusion in him. I think he was going to run for Pres.