Herman Cain, the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO who is likely to announce this Saturday that he’s running for president, now has the businessman profile all to himself with Donald Trump’s decision not to ru, has sole possession of the never-held public office before angle now that Donald Trump has announced he’s not going to run. (Mitt Romney, of course, is a businessman, but Iowans haven’t seen much of him. I could claim out of sight, out of mind on Romney, but I’ll just correct the previous misstatement with a strike through.)
“I was never threatened or concerned about Donald Trump in the first place, to be perfectly honest, because bullying, being a bully is not a leadership strategy, not if you want to lead the United States of America,” Cain just told a gathering of Iowa journalists.
AUDIO of full exchange 6 min
Cain also said it was wrong for congressional Republicans to even consider extending the debt ceiling. “I think they should just say there’s not going to be an increase,” Cain said.
Read more about Cain’s remarks, including his contention that D.C. experience is not what’s required to change D.C.
About O.Kay Henderson
Kay is a founding member of the Radio Iowa network newsroom. In 1994, she became the network’s news director. She’s a featured reporter and commentator on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press,” and the 2002 recipient of the Shelley Award.
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