New York Post

Donald: I’ll never quit the prez race

- Geoff Earle

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump insists he will “never” abandon the GOP presidenti­al race, no matter how rough it gets.

“I will never leave the race,” Trump said, in his most recent comments on the subject.

Back in October, Trump left room for speculatio­n about how long he would continue his White House quest by saying he’d return to his realestate business if his polls headed south.

“I’m not a masochist,” he said on NBC at the time.

But pressed repeatedly in a Washington Post interview that appeared Wednesday, Trump declared unambiguou­sly, “I. Will. Never. Leave. This. Race.”

He uttered each word separately after a reporter questioned his initial response using the word “never.”

As of now, Trump leads every national poll.

A new online survey Wednesday by Bloomberg/Purple Strategies showed him gaining support among GOP voters after suggesting Muslims be barred from entering the US.

Sixtyfour percent of Republican­s backed Trump and 34 percent said they were more likely to vote for him because of his comments.

On Wednesday, Trump again raised the possibilit­y of a thirdparty run if he doesn’t get the GOP nod. “If I don’t get treated fairly, I would consider that,” he said on ABC’s “Live with Kelly & Michael.”

At a Hanukkah event at NYU later that night, Jeb Bush told The Post that Trump’s comments are a gift to Democrat Hillary Clinton. “If he does win the nomination — which I can’t imagine happening — Hillary Clinton will be president,” Bush predicted.

Meanwhile, Israeli confirmed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Trump when the tycoon goes there later this month.

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