Donald Trump Says His Huge Net Worth Makes Him Qualified to Run for President

April 18, 2011 -- Donald Trump is everywhere these days -- from a Tea Party rally in Florida to the set of "The Apprentice" to the Sunday political talk shows, where he suggested the U.S. should invade Libya.

And amid all the talk of birtherism -- his repeated calls for President Obama to release an official copy of his birth certificate -- Trump has lately been offering another argument for why Americans should pay attention to him and his possible presidential candidacy.

Trump is talking about size. The size of his financials, that is.

"I have a much bigger net worth" than Mitt Romney, Trump said recently, referring to the former governor of Massachusetts who launched a presidential exploratory committee earlier this month. "Mitt Romney is basically a small business guy if you think about it. I'm a much bigger businessman. … I mean my net worth is many, many, many times Mitt Romney's."

Members of Romney's staff declined to comment on Trump's statement.

Just how serious is Trump about running for president?

"I wish I didn't have to do it. I would prefer not doing it. But I love this country. And if you ask me what are the odds, I'll let you know some time prior to June," he told CNN's Candy Crowley on "State of the Union" Sunday. "But I will tell you, I am giving it serious, serious thought. And I'm honored by the polls, because people agree with what I'm saying."

Trump recently floated the possibility that if he runs and fails to capture the Republican nomination, he might pursue an independent bid for the White House, a prospect that does not sit well with establishment Republicans.