Real estate mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump has provided a preview of what a Trump-for-governor campaign might look like.
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At a fundraiser at Salvatore's Italian Gardens Friday evening, Trump called New York's new gun control laws a disaster, supported fracking for natural gas and criticized Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo's tax policies for businesses.
Trump was the featured guest at a $100-per-person event held by the Erie County Republican Party.
The New York City developer has met with Republican leaders about a possible challenge to Cuomo. But he repeated his condition that he'll only run if the state's Republican Party rallies behind him and he faces no challengers for the nomination.
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"You can't have people going through a horrible contest with each other, knocking the hell out of each other in a primary and spending millions of dollars," Trump said. "Then, somebody comes out wounded."
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino is also considering a run for governor on the Republican line.