Donald Trump Feeling The Pressure For 2016 Presidential Bid: ‘Everybody Tells Me, Please Run For President’ Mogul Says

 Donald Trump says he's getting major pressure for a 2016 presidential run, according to an article in Monday’s New York Post.

Trump has reportedly spent $1 million of his own money on a study across 50 states to see if he is a viable 2016 candidate.

“Everybody tells me, ‘Please run for president. Please run for president.’ I would be much happier if a great and competent one came along,” said Trump at the Oakland County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner in Novi, Michi. last week, where he was the speaker. A record crowd of 2,300 attended the event.

Trump added, “I’d be happy if President Obama did a great job. I’m a Republican, but before anything, I love this country. I would love to see somebody come in who is going to be great.”

Donald Trump considered a run for the White House last year against Obama, but ultimately opted out of the race. Instead he made an attention-grabbing $5 million offer to the president to turn over his birth records.

When recently asked if he’d consider a political run, Trump said it was “highly unlikely.”

Michael Cohen, executive vice president and special counsel to Trump, said that the electoral research for Donald Trump involves gauging his standing in each state.

“The electoral research was commissioned. We did not spend $1 million on this research for it just to sit on my bookshelf,” according to Cohen. “At this point Mr. Trump has not made any decision on a political run, but what I would say is that he is exactly what this country needs. The turnout at these political speeches indicates his following remains very strong and is growing.“

The Trump exec said that by law, if the businessman ran for the presidency or any government office, “He would be required to turn over control of his company either to one or all of his children or to a trust.”