Story highlights Comedian Adam Carolla predicted in 2008 that Donald Trump would be elected president in 2016

Trump is the front-runner for the Republican nomination

Washington (CNN) If Donald Trump wins the White House in November, comedian and former "The Man Show" co-host Adam Carolla can claim credit for predicting the mogul's rise back in 2008.

"He's gonna be president in eight years, you understand that everybody?" Carolla said on his radio show back then.

His co-host at the time, Teresa Strasser, groaned as Carolla made the prediction. Carolla then said, "You understand Donald Trump is gonna be president. He'll be president one day. It'll be in our lifetime."

Carolla did not go into details about why he thought Trump would win.

Trump is in a strong position to collect the Republican nomination after big wins in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada over the last three weeks. However, he still faces significant challenges from Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.

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