It's a busy time for Donald Trump. The Republican National Convention is next week, and he's set to formally unveil his vice presidential nominee Friday morning in Manhattan, amid swirling rumors that he's tapped Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. In the last few days alone, he's been zig-zagging the country, stopping in Ohio, Indiana, and California. But, as he revealed in an interview with the Washington Examiner, all the presumptive Republican nominee for president really wants to do is stare into his phone and chase Pikachus around, just like you:
"I don't [play Pokémon Go], but people are playing it. No question about it," [Trump] said. "I do not. I wish I had time." [Washington Examiner]
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