After considering a run, the former New York City mayor said he has decided he can do more outside a campaign. 'I’ve come to realize that I’m less interested in talking than doing.'
on midterm races last year and becoming one of the country's dominant advocates for gun control and measures to slow climate change.
His decision not to run also should make things a little easier for his sprawling business. In an interview in December, Bloombergthat if he ran for president, he'd consider selling his company or placing it in a blind trust. He also suggested that if he ran, maybe his company's news division just shouldn't cover politics."Quite honestly, I don't want all the reporters I'm paying to write a bad story about me," he said through laughter.
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