Will Donald Trump run for President?

Will he or won't he?

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Posted: 05/13/2011

PALM BEACH, Fla. - Time may be running out for Donald Trump to decide whether he'll run for president.

Last week former Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich and Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Paul from Texas announced they're in the race, and NBC reportedly wants an answer from Trump on whether he'll be back next year for "The Apprentice."

Trump got a little taste of hardball politics that could come if he runs for the White House. President Barack Obama hit him with some political jabs at Trump’s push to get the president to release his birth certificate.

“He can get back to focusing on the issues that matter like did we fake the moon landing,” said Mr. Obama to laughs from the crowd at a dinner with Washington-based reporters.

If the part-time Palm Beacher does run, what are his chances? What do some political experts say? Is he doing this to get free publicity?

Watch Jim Sackett's special report, Sunday on NewsChannel 5 at 11.