Donald Trump just wants to play Pokémon Go, too


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]
Given Trump's busy schedule, which takes him all across the U.S., he could probably pick up quite a few Poké-friends thanks to his access to diverse geography. And it seems like he's not alone in pining for pocket-monsters on the campaign trail: Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton mentioned Pokémon Go during a rally Thursday and is hosting an event this weekend at an Ohio park that happens to be one of the game's Pokéstops.
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