Donald Trump announces he is running for US President

Donald Trump, the TV personality and real estate developer, has put his hat into the ring for the nomination as the Republican Party's candidate in the 2016 US elections.

He announced his bid in a press conference today at the Trump Tower in New York.

"I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created," said Trump said in his launch speech at in Manhattan.

So far 11 Republicans have announced that they are running for next November's election, the latest being former Florida Governor Jeb Bush who launched his candidacy on Monday.

Trump, 69, who owns several hotels and hosts the reality show The Apprentice, has toyed with running in past elections, but this is his first time doing it for real.

The billionaire said he was joining the race in the hope to make the United States "great again".

In a wide-ranging speech, Trump said the US was being beaten "all the time" in trade deals by China, adding that the country was "building up their military to a point that is very scary. You have a problem with ISIS, you have a bigger problem with China."

Nonetheless, he said: "Nobody would be tougher on ISIS than Donald Trump, nobody."

He also strongly attacked immigration from neighbouring Mexico, claiming that the country was sending drug dealers and rapists.