Post date: Feb 01, 2014 11:26:56 AM
Donald Trump has announced that if he runs for the governorship of the state of New York, and wins, he will turn it into "one of the great energy capitals of this world".
BUFFALO, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 31, 2014) (NBC) - Outspoken real estate magnate Donald Trump said on Friday (January 31) that if he becomes governor of New York, he will turn it into "one of the great energy capitals of this world". He was giving a speech at the Erie County Republican Party fundraiser event that drew more than 600 people in upstate New York.
During his speech Trump hinted he could run for governor of New York in 2014, to challenge Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo, criticising the state's high taxes and tight gun-control laws, while supporting fracking for natural gas.Trump repeated his regular assertion that he would only run for office if the state's Republican Party rallies behind him and he faced no challengers for the nomination, but said he would improve the fortunes of the State if elected. "It's certainly a hard race, but when you have all of the bad soundbites of taxes and crime and problems, and all of the job problems that we have and all of the facts that our industries are being sucked out of New York and that the people are leaving, and our children are leaving for other places and our grandchildren are leaving as soon as they turned 20 years old, 19 years old they are gone. I just happened to think that this state can be turned around. I believe that if I ran and if I won, we would become one of the great energy capitals of this world, and quickly," Trump said.
Having made a fortune building skyscrapers and running casinos before becoming a television star, hosting U.S. reality TV show 'The Apprentice', Trump toyed with the idea of running for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination but pulled out months before the primary, saying he was not ready to leave the private sector.
He has long been a vocal critic of Obama and made waves after demanding proof the president was born in the United States. The White House released Obama's birth certificate in 2011 showing he was born in Hawaii.