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[–] qzxq 2 points 2 points (+4|-2) ago  (edited ago)

This year is the first time he actually announced.

Before, he only teased the prospect.

wikipedia:

Trump floated the idea of running for president in 1988, 2004, and 2012, and for governor of New York in 2006 and 2014, but did not enter those races.[130][131] Although a November 1999 New York Times/CBS News poll showed that 70% of Americans had an unfavorable opinion of Trump, making him less popular at the time than Linda Tripp,[132] he ran for the presidential nomination of the Reform Party in 2000 and won the party's California primary.[133][134][135][136] Trump acknowledged that his national profile has since changed: "What happened was I did The Apprentice and it became a tremendous success. Who would have thought this was going to happen?" he told interviewer Larry King in 2005. "There's sort of nothing like having the big hot show on television."[137] As Trump publicly speculated about seeking the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released in March 2011 found Trump leading among potential contenders, one point ahead of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.[138] A Newsweek poll conducted in February 2011, showed Trump within a few points of Barack Obama, with many voters undecided in the November 2012 general election for president of the United States.[139] A poll released in April 2011 by Public Policy Polling showed Trump having a nine-point lead in a potential contest for the Republican nomination for president of the United States while he was still actively considering a run.[140][141] His moves were interpreted by some media as possible promotional tools for his reality show The Apprentice.[142][143][144] On May 16, 2011, Trump announced he would not run for president.[142] Public Policy Polling described the events of May 2011 as "one of the quickest rises and falls in the history of presidential politics".[145] In December 2011, Donald Trump was named among the top six of the ten most admired men and women living, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll.[146]