Quote Originally Posted by davewindsor View Post
Won't happen. Donald Trump is almost 2 decades older than Dan Gilbert. If you become President, you cannot run your own company anymore--it has to go into a blind trust. In Trump's case, he has openly said his children can run his company while he's president and he won't let them do anymore big, risky deals. It's also a good test for Trump to see if they can run his company successfully without his involvement as he's getting close to passing on.

If Gilbert ran for President, he wouldn't be allowed to run his company anymore and it looks like he's still trying to rapidly expand his company. Maybe in two decades when his company has reached its peak and he's ready to let his children take the helm.

Why would any really successful businessman want to take a huge pay cut running for president unless their company reached their peak and they had someone they could really trust not to run their company into the ground while they are still alive?
I'll have to agree with you about the will to dispose of one's ownership in a major company vs the prestige of political power. In Quebec the PQ.s new leader is a billionaire and ex CEO of a major media company and he has had a hard time dealing with the conflict of interest rules thrust upon him by the opposition. In Gilbert's case, it would depend on how comfortable he is with media and the constant and incessant public attention. Business.leaders.like Gilbert are used to playing ball with tons of people on a daily basis so it is a natural extension to reach for political power at that level.