America’s gaudiest billionaire told a crowd at the Conservative Political Action Committee that he is considering a run for the White House, which, if elected, he will surely paint gold.

The New York Times:

Donald Trump wanted the crowd of activists at the Conservative Political Action Committee to know just who he thinks has the skills, smarts and guts to be president: Donald Trump, of course.

The billionaire real estate mogul will decide by June if he runs for president, he said Thursday as he swept into this conference as a last-minute addition to the roster of possible 2012 Republican hopefuls.

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