- April 27, 2015 -

Why Donald Trump’s Campaign Push is Different This Time Around

Read more at The Washington Post

He’s flirted with White House runs before, but this time around Donald Trump is taking actual steps toward a presidential run. Just ask him.

The real estate mogul and reality TV star told political reporters Monday that “I’ve made up my mind” when it comes to running for the White House, and will unveil that decision sometime in June or July.

Trump made his comments after speaking to a large group of business leaders in Salem, New Hampshire, his first stop in a packed itinerary of events in the first-in-the-nation primary state.

“We have to make our country rich again. And when we do that, we have to make our country great again. And there’s nobody running for office that can do that other than if I run, and if I run I guarantee you it will be done," he said. “If I go, and there’s a real good chance of it, believe me, you’ll be very happy."

While Trump has notoriously flirted in the past with a White House run, this time around, he’s taking concrete steps toward launching a campaign. He's formed a presidential exploratory committee and hired veteran campaign strategists and operatives in New Hampshire and other early voting primary and caucus states. And he’s currently in the process of opening campaign offices in Manchester, Iowa and South Carolina.