"Who the hell wants to talk about politics all the time?" Donald Trump asked a room full of Republican party donors at the New York State GOP Gala at the Grand Hyatt Hotel tonight. "Because politics gets a little boring."



"I built, you know, many other buildings across the city. I’m just listing some of them," Mr. Trump said. "This was my first. This was my first: the Grand Hyatt hotel."



Trump's full speech:







Protests raged outside, and even briefly spiled into the hotel lobby:





Protesters just occupied the media security line outside the GOP gala at the Grand Hyatt #nyprimary pic.twitter.com/ZoX57WnPcC — Jacob Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) April 14, 2016

More from anti-Trump rally in front of Grand Hyatt in midtown Manhattan which is holding a GOP gala this evening. pic.twitter.com/H4IIFyk9AW — Gabriel Rom (@GabrielRom1) April 14, 2016

More from Manhattan on Thursday --