that he would actually want to be president? he likes the attention, as you said, this is a good way to attraction attention. maybe he gets more money for his television show this way, because he can be the former presidential candidate donald trump. i'll make a prediction for you. i don't really get into predictions, much, but this one i'll go way out on a limb. donald trump will never, ever be president of the united states. >> i've got a guy to back up that prediction. trump himself did once say he would probably never run. it was here in "hardball" back in 2003. here he is. >> here's what said, i continue to be interested in the political process, and cannot rule out a possible candidacy in 2004. that was february 2000. >> that was a long time ago. i hadn't heard that one a long time. >> you heard it here. >> i never did run and probably never will run. >> thank you, we had to go back to the tapes for that, but we