American business magnate, investor and politician Donald Trump has announced his presidential bid for the 2016 elections, promising to bring back the 'American dream' in a way that it will be "bigger and better and strong than ever before".
While addressing supporters at New York's Trump Towers on Fifth Avenue, the Republican candidate promised that he will make the United States 'great' again, adding that his fortune will allow him to be an effective president, reported the BBC.
In his speech, he also expressed support for gun rights and said that he would protect U.S. government programmes like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. He however, added that he would "immediately terminate" President Barack Obama's immigration reforms, if elected to power.
Trump has never run for the party's nomination before. He became the 12th Republican candidate to declare his candidacy.