Billionaire Stephen Ross: I Respect Trump, ‘But I Don’t Really See Him as President’

ROSE: "Donald Trump is in your business in part. You know him, he's a fellow New Yorker. What do you think of him and his campaign?"
ROSS: "Well, I know Donald, you know, and I like Donald a lot. I think he's surprised by how well he's doing. You know, I respect him, but I don't really see him as president of the United States."
ROSE: "You're supporting someone else?"
ROSS: "Yes."
KING: "Because-- why don't you see him as president?"
ROSS: "Well, I mean I think the ability to put together a leadership cabinet and organizations--and I don't think he's really dealt with that in his life. He has a small organization. You know, Donald is the world's best promoter, there's no question about it. But I don't think he's really stepped -- really in a position to really run the United States of America."
O'DONNELL: "But he lays out that his business experience, that he runs the Trump organization, that he's worth he says close to $10 billion, that that qualifies him."
ROSS: "Well, I think if he can show that he can really bring people on and not just talk about it and create a cabinet-- I mean people are frustrad with politics today. That's why his popularity is what it is. And I think that -- what's odd is it's continuing. When you look around, I think it's surprising to a lot of New Yorkers.
O'DONNELL: "Maybe the question is too, is there a sense amongst, since you've been involved in Republican politics, that Trump may actually become the nominee?"
ROSS: "There's a good chance of that. I mean it appears more every day, doesn't it?"
ROSE: "How do reporters and others understand how to evaluate wealth? He says $10 billion. We just said you were worth $7 billion. How do you know?"
ROSS: "You talk to Forbes, they do all their research and see what assets you own."
KING: "Are you worth $7 billion?" (Laughter)
ROSS: "I never thought I would be, I'll tell you that."