Trump keen on running for president

Washington Donald Trump, the US property magnate and reality television host, has declared his interest in running for president, saying that "somebody has to do something, because we are losing this country".

The man with one of the most perplexing hairstyles in America has been tempted to consider ploughing his estimated $2 billion (Dh7.35 billion) fortune into a White House bid by what is a wide open Republican field.

The early front-runners for the Republican nomination include Mitt Romney, who came a distant third to John McCain in 2008, and Sarah Palin, who may be very popular with conservatives, but remains deeply divisive.

A host of other senators and state governors with little recognition are also jostling for position. Speaking on television, Trump said: "I've had so many people over the years ask me to do that [run for president] and for the first time in my life I am absolutely thinking about it. I don't know that I'll do it. It's probable that I won't do it, but I can tell you I'm thinking about it."