In Thursday night’s GOP Presidential candidate debate, Donald Trump refused to rule out running as a third party candidate if he’s not the Republican nominee, or even if the party merely doesn’t treat him “nice.” He defended that position on a number of TV talk shows.

I’m a natural negotiator, and I like leverage to be honest with you. That’s really what the country needs. I just felt that why should I give up this leverage.

Apparently, extortion is the new leverage.