Folks Trump keeps saying over, and over he wants to run as a Repub. He was pushed into a corner with this question, and he explains his answer to Hannity, and more. I do not believe he would run as a 3rd party candidate. He just wants to be treated nicely. In fact I think as he said it’s leverage so if he keeps leading , and the GOP does not back him it will be the GOP’s fault if he goes 3rd party. Do you follow my logic? If he’s not I think he will back the nominee.
He has said “I want to be the Repub Nominee”. Period. So if he is last man standing after primaries and whatnot it will be the GOP’s duty to back. If not we have an obligation to turn our backs on the GOP forever.
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Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump shocked viewers Thursday night when he refused to rule out a third-party run, but in a post-debate interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, he said he did so only for “leverage” with the Republican establishment.
Right out of the gate, Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked the 10 top-tier presidential candidate if they would pledge to support the eventual GOP nominee and not run as a third-party candidate.
“Raise your hand now if you won’t make that pledge tonight,” Baier said.
Trump was the lone candidate to raise a hand. Much of the audience reacted in boos.
“I can’t say I have to respect the person — if it’s not me — the person who wins,” Trump said.
Trump explained his reasoning further after the debate on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity.”
“I’ll make the pledge if I win,” he told the host. “Why should I give up that leverage if they don’t treat me well? You’re talking about the establishment Republicans.”
He added, “I may at some point do it. I’m starting to really like the establishment people.”
Watch the interview.
~Steve~