...comments say that he was being opportunistic...
I guess you missed the comment from a a Ft.Hood soldier victims wife thanking him for the post. Com’mon now
That would have been around this time:
“...As Trump publicly speculated about seeking the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released in March 2011 found Trump leading among potential contenders, one point ahead of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney...”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump#Running_for_president_in_previous_elections