Donald Trump has been bragging about being bigger (financially, of course) than Mitt Romney and complaining that Laguardia like a third world airport—when not getting down to the bottom of President Obama's mysterious origins. But did you know that he's also been interviewing campaign managers and asking to set up meetings with evangelical leaders? OMG, 2012 is going to be yooooge.
According to Politico, Trump seems to be just riding the extra publicity for his non-political endeavors, but other Republican consultants say things like he's making the "types of moves that one makes if they’re actually running," "If he comes to Iowa and he engages in conversations in small groups of people one-on-one he might play well on that," and "He gets mad that people aren’t taking him seriously."
Do "people" include NBC executives? If Trump were to run for president, he'd have to give his Apprentice franchise a rest (or NBC would have to give equal airtime to other candidates—think about it, The Biggest Loser with Mike Huckabee or Minute To Win It hosted by Sarah Palin). The NY Times reports, "No one at NBC has done much serious planning about what to do with 'The Apprentice,' because of what two executives cited as pervasive doubts that Mr. Trump would actually enter the race. 'This is Donald being Donald,' said one senior executive who would be involved in any decision about how NBC handles the show."
