Trump to Self: 'You're Fired!'

The Donald ends Presidential charade at NBC upfront

Donald Trump on Monday hopped out of the clown car and onto the stage at NBC’s 2011-12 upfront presentation, ending his curious flirtation with the GOP in front of a crowd of media buyers and advertisers.

“I will not be running for president,” Trump announced, sending the capacity crowd inside the ballroom of New York’s Hilton Hotel into a tweeting, hooting, applauding frenzy. Trump uttered a string of words immediately after the declarative sentence, but they were lost in all the hubbub.

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