Trump: Huntsman and Paul are 'joke candidates'

The mogul said if the right GOP nominee doesn't emerge, he'll jump in as an independent

By Scott Stump
TODAY.com contributor
updated 12/5/2011 8:47:58 AM ET

Donald Trump has once again said that if Republican primary voters can't pick a candidate he believes will beat President Obama, he'll run for president himself.

Trump made the comment in an interview with TODAY’s Matt Lauer Monday while promoting his new book, “Time to Get Tough: Making America #1 Again," out that same day.

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If “the wrong candidate is nominated to runâ€