I still believe this is the real reason Trump is running

[Kathy M]

17. Agree !!! There are times it seems Trump is campaigning against President Obama .

Don has run before , sounds like the first time in the 80 's was a publicity stunt for book

"For years, talking about running for the presidency has been somewhat of a hobby for Donald Trump. The first time was in 1987, when, instead of buying ad space to promote his new book, he gave speeches hinting at the possibility of a run. In 1999, he suggested to Larry King that Oprah Winfrey would be his first choice for a vice president. Gwen Ifill traces his trajectory to the nomination. "

"GWENDA BLAIR, Author, “The Trumps”: It’s not the first time, second, third, fourth, or even fifth. It’s the sixth time that he has talked about being president.

GWEN IFILL: Trump’s earliest interest in the intersection of politics and business was fueled by his developer father, Fred, but also by a shadier figure, Roy Cohn, the tough-talking power attorney who rose to prominence as Senator Joseph McCarthy’s fixer during the communist scares of the 1950s. "

"MICHAEL D’ANTONIO, Trump Biographer: In 1987, he had a book, “The Art of the Deal,” that he wanted to promote. Instead of buying ad space, he pretended to run for president. He went to New Hampshire, gave a couple of speeches. He made some pronouncements about the Reagan administration’s failures, and got a lot of attention. He was one of the first people actually to use running for president as a business tactic. "

Rest of article at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/2016-donald-trump-history-toying-presidential-run/