Trump Winks At Reporter That He Might Not Serve As Prez If He Wins

Donald Trump attends the Hank's Yanks 1st Annual Golf Classic at Trump Golf Links on Monday, July 6, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP)
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Most candidates for the nation’s highest office would answer affirmatively and without hesitation when asked if they would serve as President if they win the election.

But not Donald Trump.

In an interview with the New York Times, Trump was asked about an almost unimaginable scenario. Here’s how the Times put it:

Presented in a recent interview with a scenario, floating around the political ether, in which the presumptive Republican nominee proves all the naysayers wrong, beats Hillary Clinton and wins the presidency, only to forgo the office as the ultimate walk-off winner, Mr. Trump flashed a mischievous smile.

Trump cryptically responded, “I’ll let you know how I feel about it after it happens.”

The reporter acknowledged in the piece that, in typical Trump fashion, the billionaire businessman might have responded flippantly to hype news coverage.

Conspiracy theories about Trump’s unconventional campaign have been abundant, with some suggesting his campaign is everything from a plant for the Democrats, a long-game PR stunt for his businesses, or an extended vanity tour.

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  1. contemptible: adjective: not worthy of respect or approval : deserving contempt

  2. Putin: “The Manchurian Candidate” :wink:
    ISIL: You can say that again.

  3. Dudes a weirdo

  4. this isn’t a game, you anthropomorphic conglomeration of slime mold; there are real people with real lives at stake here.

  5. dispicable: adj. : deserving to be despised … or regarded with distaste, disgust, or disdain —

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