Donald Trump doesn’t want to run as a third party candidate. Trump isn’t stupid or politically naïve, and he understands the complexity of trying to organize the apparatus and political machine that would be needed. Trump has repeatedly stated he is running as a Republican, to gain the Republican nomination for President. Period.
However, Trump is also not blind to the scope of the establishment GOP professional political interests that view him as a risk to their seat at the financial trough.
Let’s Trump the Establishment! We are no longer silent. We will Make America Great Again! https://t.co/u25yI6aIvG
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 22, 2015
Trump gives an interview to “The Hill“, one of the more notorious psy-ops publications, who facilitate both optics and narratives of the GOPe and the Democrat machines. As you read their published article, remember they have a vested interest in stirring up worry, fear and anxiety about a third party run.
NEW YORK — Donald Trump says the chances that he will launch a third-party White House run will “absolutely” increase if the Republican National Committee is unfair to him during the 2016 primary season.
“The RNC has not been supportive. They were always supportive when I was a contributor. I was their fair-haired boy,” the business mogul told The Hill in a 40-minute interview from his Manhattan office at Trump Tower on Wednesday. “The RNC has been, I think, very foolish.”
Pressed on whether he would run as a third-party candidate if he fails to clinch the GOP nomination, Trump said that “so many people want me to, if I don’t win.”
“I’ll have to see how I’m being treated by the Republicans,” Trump said. “Absolutely, if they’re not fair, that would be a factor.”
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus called Trump earlier this month asking him to tone down his controversial rhetoric. More recently, the RNC rebuked him for saying that Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is not a war hero. Trump didn’t apologize but has since said that the 2008 Republican presidential nominee is a war hero.
Trump told The Hill that the GOP establishment in Washington dislikes him because he’s not part of the political class. (read more)
