The media heat might be starting to get to Donald Trump. As he said last night on Fox News, he can see why another businessman who eyed the White House, Ross Perot, briefly dropped out of the race in 1992.
“I feel fine about it. I mean, ultimately, the country supersedes all of it, and I feel fine about it,” said Trump. “But I have heard over a lifetime that if you have really accomplished a lot and done a lot, you cannot run for high political office — and I can see why.
“I can see now why Ross Perot dropped out. You know, he dropped out of the race, and then he went back in a week later. But he dropped out of the race. And I heard from people that were involved that he was just getting hammered, because he did a lot. He did a lot of deals, a lot of everything. And he didn’t like it. And I guess he had a second thought, and he went back in. But I can understand it, and it’s certainly not that pleasant, but it’s something I can handle.”
Guest host Martha MacCallum asked Trump how the “hammering” in the media would factor into his decision whether or not to run.
“Well, I think it’s very bad for the country. And it doesn’t affect my decision, because I think I have a pretty thick skin,” said Trump. “But I think it’s very bad for the country because the kind of people — and I’m not talking about myself, I’m talking about generally speaking. The kind of person you need to run this country has to be somebody that really has accomplished a lot, because he’s got to accomplish — he or she has to accomplish a lot for the country.”
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