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Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly: Donald Trump factors into presidential politics

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Fox News star Bill O’Reilly (above) spent most of his keynote address at a Palm Beach fundraising gala Friday imagining a world where Donald Trump (above) would be president.

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Trump, 64, who hosted Friday’s fiesta for the It Happened to Alexa Foundation at his Mar-a-Lago club, is weeks away from announcing whether he’ll run for the land’s highest office as a Republican.

“It’s gratifying to have the next president of the United States introduce me,” the host of The O’Reilly Factor said to thunderous applause from the 200-plus at the dinner.

Some of the guests paid $1,500 for a few seconds with the 61-year-old O’Reilly (below), a photo and an autographed copy of his latest tome, Pinheads and Patriots.

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Tall head O’Reilly, for whom it was the second appearance at the victims’ advocate foundation’s gala, then dreamed out loud about a Trump White House. At time he seemed to joke. At others he appeared serious. Always, he seemed to take a Trump candidacy for granted.

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Donald Trump to Charlie Sheen’s mother-in-law: Told ya!

Charlie and wife Brooke at a Mar-a-Lago function in 2009 (Click on the photo for more)

Charlie and wife Brooke at a Mar-a-Lago function in 2009 (Click on the photo for more)

Potential Palm Beach presidential candidate Donald Trump told Charlie Sheen’s mother-in-law not to let her daughter marry the former star of Two and a Half Men.

But the lady, Palm Beach socialite Moira Fiore, seemed too star-struck with Sheen to heed The Donald’s warning!

A few months later, in 2008, Sheen and Palm Beacher Brooke Mueller were married and had eventually twins. Then they filed for divorce after a domestic violence incident that seemed to precipitate Sheen’s fall into heavy drug and booze use, and the porn star-packed Howard Beale hell he’s now in.

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Trump reminisced about the Thanksgiving 2007 talk with Fiore in a 45-minute interview on humanevents.com, a conservative website.

Among dozens of political questions, Trump was also asked whether he’d sign Sheen up to be on The Apprentice.

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First ever formal Komen gala bags $800,000 for breast cancer research

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The level of success of the first ever formal gala held in Palm Beach for a charity founded by well-known resident Nancy Brinker “exceeded expectations” Friday night at Mar-a-Lago, according to shindig publicist Chase Scott.

The Susan G. Komen For the Cure, the breast-cancer non-profit better known the yearly race and pink ribbons, raised over $800,000 during dinner at the private club.

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About 300 good-hearted folks paid $1,000 each to be at the pink-colored gala chaired by socialite Patty Myura. The entertainment included a Brazilian carnival band (above).

Mar-a-Lago owner Donald Trump (below) addressed the crowd — after being introduced without flinching as “the next president of the United States.”

Spotted at the tables: Brinker; Clint Robertson, finalist of season 10 of The Apprentice; WPBF-Channel 25 General Manager Caroline Tapplett and former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

“For an inaugural event in a bad economy, this was an outstanding result,” Scott said.

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Disco diva Gloria Gaynor at the Caron Renaissance fiesta

Jay Leno, Allen West shine at Boys & Girls Club gala

Who’s in town? Domestic diva Martha Stewart, Battle:LA cast, Patrick Dempsey . . .

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Animal lover and domestic diva Martha Stewart (above left) was honored in Palm Beach today for her generosity toward the American Humane Association.

Stewart, 69,  who received the Humanitarian of the Year award, and New York socialite Tinsley Mortimer, 34, (above with Stewart) were the guests of honor of the Association’s fund-raising luncheon for 500 at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago.

The event lured a society who’s who from Boca Raton, Wellington and Palm Beach.

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A rarity among celebs: TV hostess and magazine owner Stewart actually flew to Palm Beach on her own dime and didn’t charge the charity an appearance fee.

“We saved at least $50,000,” said Terry Lee Kaly, the Association’s director of events. “Martha has been very generous.”

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The tanman cometh: House Speaker John Boehner chillin’ in Palm Beach

Rookie Speaker of the House John Boehner is working on his winter tan in Palm Beach this weekend.

Republican Boehner, 61, is also in town to address the winter conference of the conservative Club for Growth at the Ritz-Carlton in Manalapan.

Boehner (left), with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Obama (Reuters)

Boehner (left), with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Obama (Reuters)

But he turned heads in the lunch time crowd Friday at West Palm Beach’s CityPlace.

Several spywitnesses tell Page2Live that Boehner quietly huddled up for more than 90 minutes in the back of City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill for a tete-a-tete with another GOP biggie, Chris Ruddy.

Several restaurant guests approached Boehner for autographs, and the Ohio representative obliged — graciously, I’m told.

About 8:30 p.m., Boehner and an entourage of five locals popped up at Howley’s, the well-known south side diner, for a two-hour dinner. After a healthy serving of fried chicken, Boehner dug into the carrot cupcakes and pronounced them “great.”

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