Trump withdraws offer for Running Horse [Fresno]
Billionaire developer Donald Trump withdrew his bid for the bankrupt Running Horse development in Fresno on Monday, claiming that owner Mick Evans was deliberately stalling in an attempt to take over the project himself.
But Trump’s withdrawal — which came in a surprise afternoon telephone call to KMJ’s “Ray Appleton Show” rather than as a message to Evans himself — isn’t necessarily the famous developer’s last word.
That’s because Trump said Monday that he still hopes to bid on the golf course and residential project as it moves through bankruptcy.
“I think I’m better off withdrawing my bid and waiting for the bankruptcy,” Trump said on the show. “Eventually, I think it’s going to go to auction.”