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In Colorful Speech, Trump Announces He's Running For President

NPR
Published June 16, 2015 at 3:34 PM CDT

At the Trump Tower in New York City, real estate magnate and TV celebrity Donald Trump declared he would be “the greatest jobs president that God ever created.” He becomes the 12th candidate for the Republican nomination. We listen to excerpts of his speech.

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