Donald Trump listens at left as Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich talks to media after their meeting in New York, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011.
Seth Wenig, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Real estate giant Donald Trump said Monday that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney "doesn't get the traction" he needs to nail down the Republican presidential nomination.
Trump, who will moderate a GOP candidate debate on Dec. 27, said Romney struggles to stay in front, saying "I don't know what it is." In an interview on NBC's "Today" show, Trump defended Romney against assertions by critics that he has flip-flopped on issues like immigration, abortion and health care. Trump said "we all change our minds on things."
Only former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has accepted an invitation to the December debate in Des Moines.
In the interview, Trump also labeled Rep. Ron Paul and former ambassador Jon Huntsman as "joke candidates," and defended his plan to moderate the face-off, which will take place as the Iowa caucuses draw near.
Trump said that "a lot of Republicans, top Republicans, asked me to do the debate." And he also said that if he isn't satisfied the GOP is putting up a viable candidate against President Barack Obama, "I would certainly think about running as an independent."
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Listen up Mr. Trump, Mitt Romney is holding his own quite well and has been at the top of the race with or without your support. As of today, Mitt Romney tops the GOP Gallup Poll as "Top Contender". Romney is consistently strong in all More..
After this:
*'Trump on Obama's Birth Certificate: 'Maybe It Says He's a Muslim' - Fox Nation - 03/30/11
I don't hold Donald Trump's opinion in high regard.
As:
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Poor Trump. His over sized ego is suffering because most republican candidates are not accepting his invitation to debate with himself as moderator. Who can blame them. He is hardly the most neutral person to moderate a debate. It is hard to have More..