Start spreading the news: Donald Trump plans to welcome fellow New Yorker Michael Bloomberg into the presidential contest with open arms, should he decide to run.
Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press”, Trump said, “I would love to see Michael Bloomberg run.” His statement comes following reports over the weekend that the billionaire former mayor of New York City is considering a bid should Trump or Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, win the Republican nomination and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., win the Democratic nomination.
Trump assured his supporters he would be up to the challenge should Bloomberg decide to throw his hat in:
I would love to have Michael Bloomberg run. I would love that competition. I think I’d do very well against it.
How would their personal relationship hold up? “Michael has been a friend of mine over the years. I don’t know if we’re friends anymore, frankly. But Michael has been a friend of mine.”
Trump also responded to former GOP nominee Mitt Romney’s call for all candidates to release their tax returns before early voting starts. Trump said his team is “working on that now.” “I have very big returns…and I have everything all approved and very beautiful and we’ll be working on that over in the next period of time,” he continued.
However, Trump conceded, “I try and pay as little tax as possible, because I hate what they do with my tax money. I hate the way they spend our money.”









