On Monday's broadcast of his Sirius/XM show, Howard Stern predicted Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee for president.



"I'll tell you why I think he's going to be the nominee: he's proven that no matter what he says, people dig him. I also think that a lot of people are of the mind that a, they hate illegal immigrants but they just feel funny saying it -- whether it's rational or not -- it's the illegal immigrant draining your economy? Possibly. Is he taking your job? Possible," Stern said.



"I think more or less, people are super tired of politicians, meaning that they like the idea of a successful businessman running the country who might actually be able to get shit done," Stern added.





HOWARD STERN: I had some friends over for dinner and we were of course talking about Trump. People saying, we don't think Trump's going to be the nominee. I go, I'll tell you what: I think he is. I do...



I haven't asked for Trump to come on because I think Trump should come on because we're always there for him when no one was looking for him. But I'm holding back on that. I'm waiting for some -- like right now everyone is interviewing Trump. When I'm ready, we'll call in that card, but not ready yet...



I'll tell you why I think he's going to be the nominee: he's proven that no matter what he says, people dig him. I also think that a lot of people are of the mind that a, they hate illegal immigrants but they just feel funny saying it -- whether it's rational or not -- it's the illegal immigrant draining your economy? Possibly. Is he taking your job? Possible...



But I think more or less, people are super tired of politicians, meaning that they like the idea of a successful businessman running the country who might actually be able to get shit done. But the problem with it is, and Donald Trump will find this, being the president isn't like being the president like a corporation. You still got to go through Congress for everything you want to do and that's the tough part. You've got to be one who can consolidate on both sides of the aisle, you know, some sort of coalition and it's very difficult...



People are just fed up with that. You know, Ronald Reagan was in Bedtime for Bonzo. He was a B-list movie star who became a very successful president. And so they are looking back toward those days and hey maybe that's the answer. Forget all these politicians who are professionals, we want to try somebody who is used to a business kind of thing.