Trump: 'I'm Least Racist Person There Is'

The Hill reports:

Donald Trump said Monday that he's "the least racist person there is," and that the criticism he faces won't deter him from running for president.

Trump, the real estate mogul and host of NBC's "The Apprentice," denied that his public quest to force President Obama to release his birth certificate, or other elements of his nascent campaign, were racially motivated.

"When it comes to racism and racist, I am the least racist person there is," Trump said on Fox News. "I think that most people that know me would tell you that I am the least racist."

Trump pointed to the fact that Randal Pinkett, an African-American contestant on "The Apprentice," won that show, and said that his accusers were simply seeing publicity for themselves.

Still, Trump's had some awkward moments over the past few months, as he considers seeking the 2012 Republican nomination. He boasted of having a "great relationship with the blacks" during a radio appearance last month, for instance.