Trump says he is 'very flattered’ by the effort. Report: N.Y. GOP wants Gov. Trump

State Republican leaders in New York are pushing for Donald Trump to run for governor, according a report Monday.

“There is only one prospective candidate who could run on the GOP line and win against Cuomo in 2014 — Donald Trump,” a memo circulated by a GOP assemblyman read, as quoted by the New York Post.


Trump said he was “very flattered’’ by the effort, which the paper reported is backed by state GOP Chairman Ed Cox and other party leaders.

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However, Trump also noted that running for governor is “not something that I’ve ever even thought about.’’

Trump echoed his response in a TV appearance on Monday.

“We have a lot problems, but it’s not something that is of great interest to me, I will say,” Trump said on “Fox and Friends.”

“It’s a first, it would be very interesting, but New York has some very serious problems, with taxes that are through the roof, we have energy sitting under our ground that we’re not getting,” Trump said.

The three-page memo was circulated to other Republican leaders by Rochester-area Assemblyman Bill Nojay and aims to make the case for a Trump bid, calling him an “iconic figure.”

“In many respects, Trump is not considered a Republican — he is his own brand, an almost iconic figure of Rockefellerian proportions,” the memo said. “This will benefit him because many people who could never bring themselves to vote for a Republican would vote for Trump as Trump.”

Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to run for reelection next year.