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| Donald Trump announces that he's exiting the 2016 presidential race. |
BREAKING: 2016 Republican presidential hopeful Donald J. Trump has announced in a hastily arranged news conference Saturday afternoon that he is dropping out of the race effective immediately, in order to spend more time with himself.
"The more I look around at my country, I realize that I just don't like any of you," said the 69 year old business magnate. "I mean, I knew prior to this legendary run that I didn't like Mexicans, Muslims, or women - except my wife Melania and my daughters Ivanka and Tiffany, who are great-looking broads by the way, guys. But the last few months have made me realize that once you've seen the greatest - and I look at him every single morning in the mirror, guys - everyone else just seems that much more loser-ish. They're bums, all of them. That includes you (the assembled press and campaign workers). So that's it for this campaign. I'm going to take some time to get to know the best guy that I know even more, and that is myself."
Asked if he would endorse anyone going forward, Trump replied "Oh, I'll still make sure to be on the ticket somehow in some of the upcoming caucuses and primaries, because I can't imagine anyone that comes close to my greatness."
Trump's departure leaves the Republican Party scrambling for a similar progressive voice to take his prominent spot. Many are already pointing to current candidates Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee, with some also saying that Jerry Falwell Jr, president of the liberal Liberty University, should be approached. On Friday, Falwell told the convocation that he "always thought that if more good people had concealed-carry permits, then we could end those Muslims before they walked in...Let's teach them a lesson if they ever show up here."
From Our New York Bureau
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