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World -- to Donald Trump to add some extra drama to this election season and may -- Some extra -- to Thursday's big fox debate because it turns out that it is now looking like the last big.
Presidential debate among all the major candidates since Donald Trump announced earlier today it actually not to more of more than about it a couple of hours ago.
-- that he will not be part of that news Max.
Debate that would be featuring Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum.
Donald Trump on the phone with us right now Donald -- -- why did you -- -- Other Republicans still are very worried that I'm going to run as an independent and I certainly have looked at it I even in my new book to just came out -- disclosed in the financial disclosure my network and -- cash in my.
-- assets lots of other things and I have -- united if the Republicans choose the wrong candidate which is a possibility and if the economy.
Continues to be -- which I think it will be because we have -- competent leadership.
All right so you're you're raising that -- -- about sort of running as -- Independent that.
That's right come as soon as the show and is now you know that.
I have a problem because -- equal time if you have a new show on television especially a big show you're not allowed to run.
A political losses or you'll have to give every other candidate running two hours sort prime -- NBC I don't think that's gonna happen.
So they have equal time provisions.
And because of that I'm not allowed to run now.
But come may twentieth.
Which one did someone say that it did but did someone say on this debate thing Donald -- It it would not be wise for you to be hosting this thing or did you decided eroded -- Our VP head of the Republican Party -- said that he thinks it's a bad idea for the Republicans to show up because trump may run as an independent candidate and if he does he shouldn't be hosting the debate of the Republicans I disagree with him would you -- find is that going in right yeah I know that's going -- -- what I knew that going in but I don't think the Republicans thought about that going in and frankly you had I you have Newt Gingrich who has great courage and Rick Santorum.
But you know -- immediately said absolutely a wanna -- in this debate and as you know we would have done very well it would got great ratings I think it would have been a very exciting debate and an important debate.
-- -- and what it does.
Have you heard anything.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I mean it was just an amazing and you see what's happened even since it's been amazing.
But -- fact is that -- -- the head of the Republican Party.
Said that really.
It's inappropriate any sort of fairly strongly and I have a relationship with -- fact they had their biggest and most successful fundraiser.
At -- club in Washington.
They said it's inappropriate to be doing this to be having the Republicans.
Show up to a debate -- Donald Trump is a moderator if Donald Trump is gonna run or even potentially run as an independent candidate.
Seeing got understand all those guys -- sad note here ranks as they thought it was all.
I think it's -- long but I can understand that I would think so if you're losing and some of these people are losing like by a lot.
Guys like Huntsman and others are getting no traction whatsoever.
I would certainly think what are -- have to lose you know it's wonderful to say.
What -- you have to -- as we would have had a very big audience but I can understand to a certain extent if there is a possibility and there is.
That I run as an independent candidates I can understand why the head -- do Republican.
Group.
The RNC debt rents.
I would say he really thinks it's inappropriate to be at the debate and I can I get that.
-- right now a lot of people are trying to get a handle on what you're doing here cynically they might say well he's trying to pump up ratings or.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- What what do you really have just.
Well there's never been a company's personal -- -- I was doing just twelve years ago tenure at -- is.
This is the only time I ever considered running.
And what I -- in April what I announce that I wasn't going to run I was -- in the pulse the fact is that people are tired of being ripped off by every country in the world but does business with -- It's incredible what's happening to our country our countries and horrible shape.
And I'm simply saying that if we don't get the right candidate as a Republican.
If we don't put -- looks -- -- I.
Right candidate Donald I'm sorry what's the right -- who would you.
It's not.
Even consider running as an independent well I don't wanna -- into negative -- I don't wanna speak in the negative because hopefully I won't have to do that I'd rapist they get apartments is what is it Newt Gingrich is the nominee would you run as an independent I going to be announcing an endorsement sometime and I'd like to leave it at that I'm not gonna say anything right now but I won't speak and a negative because hopefully we don't have to worry about that.
But if they don't -- -- it's a nominee since he accepted that -- it's -- it's a well I would.
So you talk to save I would say -- you could say that dude isn't great chase okay.
-- would be in good shape but the fact is that -- endorsing -- -- Mitt Romney.
Well I was disappointed admit that he didn't have the carriage or whatever it is to do the debate I think this would have been a great debate for him.
And I think it would have been good I liked him very much -- come up to trump tower we've had great talks and great conversations and I was very surprised what he said he wouldn't do the debate I was actually.
Very stressed.
-- -- Donald Trump always always good -- is seeing a pardon my voice -- well thank you very much.
Donald.
