Trump says people would ‘OD on Trump’ if he ran ads

Donald Trump says he has spent no money on advertising his presidential campaign because he fears people would “OD on Trump.”

{mosads}“What happens is I’m not spending that much money,” Trump said on the show “New Hampshire Today,” as first reported by Buzzfeed News. “I thought I would’ve spent about 20 million dollars for advertising, you know, up until this point, right? I’ve spent nothing. I can’t advertise because I’m getting so much coverage. It would almost be: you’d OD on Trump. You understand. That’s overdose on Trump.”

The GOP primary front-runner pointed to an article in People magazine as an example of the abundant media coverage that he has enjoyed.

“Like, People magazine has a beautiful article today,” Trump said. “You know, it’s a cover story and so I have so much stuff — if I ever did that: Let’s say you have a show on television, the whole thing’s Trump and then on top of it you have the commercials Trump too. People would get sick.”

“They’d say, ‘It’s too much. I can’t take it anymore,’” he added.

The real estate mogul said he would be willing to dip into his wallet if necessary.

“I have unlimited to spend as I need it,” Trump said. “And I will spend as I need it. Assuming I continue to do well, Jack. You know, maybe it’s possible at some point I won’t do so well and, you know, you see, you know, a lot of these candidates, you have to see the handwriting on the wall at some point.”

Several Republican primary candidates have expressed dismay about Trump’s extensive media coverage.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blamed the press for propping up Trump’s campaign, saying he receives “about a billion dollars’ worth” of coverage.