did trump say he could be so presidential
Image: Ed Bailey/Associated Press. Trump quit the Republican Party for the Reform Party ahead of the 2000 election. If he ran for president that year, he said media mogul Oprah Winfrey would be a great running mate. Trump said he could be president because, as a casino mogul, he understood the bad times and the better times. During this same election cycle, Trump proposed a huge one-time tax levied on the wealthy that he said would instantly erase the nation's debt.