You're Fired, Trump Tells Himself; He Won't Be Moderating Any Debate

By Mark Memmott

Published December 13, 2011 at 2:00 PM CST

Donald Trump on the <em>FOX & Friends</em> set last week. — Donald Trump on the *FOX & Friends* set last week.

He'd hinted that this might happen.

And now Donald Trump has decided after all, because, he says, it might be a conflict of interest since he still just might, maybe, couldrun for president in 2012 as an independent.

Of course, the scheduled Dec. 27 event was down to only two candidates — former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Sen. Rick Santorum.

Our friend Frank James will figure out what this all means, if anything, on It's All Politics.

Update at 4 p.m. ET. Trump Has Posted A Video Explaining His Thinking.

Mark Memmott

Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.

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You're Fired, Trump Tells Himself; He Won't Be Moderating Any Debate

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