Donald Trump launches US presidency bid with jobs promise
“I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created,” Trump said in a launch speech at his Trump Tower in Manhattan.
The outspoken billionaire, widely seen as having little chance of winning the nomination, will certainly enliven proceedings as he joins an unusually large group of Republicans vying for the nomination.
Eleven Republicans have announced they are running for November’s election, the latest being former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who launched his candidacy on Monday.
Trump, 69, who owns several hotels and hosts the reality show The Celebrity Apprentice on NBC, toyed with running in past elections but decided against doing so.
Trump features 12th in a Reuters/Ipsos online poll of 13 Republicans who have either declared their candidacies or are likely to. Bush led the poll.
Should he get in, Trump would be required to release a personal financial disclosure that would reveal intimate details about his personal finances.
The disclosure would include his net worth, sources of income, liabilities and assets
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