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(AP) -- Reality TV star Donald Trump said Monday he won't run for president, choosing to stick with hosting "The Celebrity Apprentice" over entering the race for the Republican nomination.

He's spent the past few months flirting with politics, delivering speeches to national GOP groups, traveling to early primary states like New Hampshire and criticizing President Barack Obama from afar.

At the Hilton hotel in New York, NBC said that "The Celebrity Apprentice" would be coming back in midseason. But Bob Greenblatt, the head of NBC entertainment, said the only mystery would be whether Trump was host.

Trump then took the stage, saying the show has made a lot of money for charity and that he wanted to continue doing so.

"I will not be running for president as much as I'd like to," Trump said.

Lori Leverton said on Facebook, "There's no way I would have voted for him. I think our current president is doing a great job. Trump would have too many conflicts with his businesses."

On the opposite end of the spectrum, Susie Jones said, "I always thought our Country needed to be run by a good business man not an actor or a military man. Could be Trump might get things back in order. Hair or not, he is a good business man."

Carmen Kiser chimed in, "I could never take anyone seriously with that hair do {make that hair DON'T}"

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