This story is free to read.

Two Donald Trumps? Depends on which one you ask

FILE - In this March 8, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the Trump National Golf Club, in Jupiter, Fla. Trump is the most vocal critic to pressure the military to punish Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, though several experts say it’s unlikely his comments alone can convince a judge the soldier’s due process rights were violated. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) FILE - In this March 8, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the Trump National Golf Club, in Jupiter, Fla. Trump is the most vocal critic to pressure the military to punish Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, though several experts say it’s unlikely his comments alone can convince a judge the soldier’s due process rights were violated. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

By Associated Press March 11, 2016 1 min read

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Are there two Donald Trumps? The quiet thinker and the flashy showman?

Depends on which Trump you ask.

During a news conference Friday, the Republican presidential front-runner said that perhaps there are two Donald Trumps. But after more questions from reporters intrigued by what may lie beneath Trump’s bombastic public image, the real estate mogul changed his mind.

He made no effort to address the contradiction.

The inquiries were prompted by comments from Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate who declared his support for Trump Friday morning. In explaining what drew the soft-spoken doctor to a brash reality television star who once called him “pathological” and compared him to a child molester, Carson said there are two sides to Trump.