Donald Trump launches presidential exploratory committee

Real estate mogul and billionaire Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is forming a presidential exploratory committee.

The announcement comes weeks after Trump hired political operatives in key early primary states and marks the most concrete step yet that Trump in seriously considering a presidential run, something he's hinted at doing for years.

Trump has repeatedly flirted with the idea of running for president, most recently in the leadup to the 2012 election when he said he was seriously considering jumping into the Republican fray. This is the first time Trump has