Donald Trump says he'd 'love' to see Michael Bloomberg jump in the race while Hillary says he won't have to bother because she's winning the nomination 

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders said they'd welcome a Michael Bloomberg presidential run – while Hillary Clinton said the former New York City mayor won't have to bother – because she's winning the nomination. 

Bloomberg is mulling a third-party run, which is motivated by Donald Trump's dominance in the Republican primary and Clinton's apparent weakness to Bernie Sanders in the Democratic one. 

'I know Michael very well, I'd love to compete against Michael,' Trump said today on Face the Nation. 'And I think he might very well get in the race and I would love to have him in the race.' 

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Michael Bloomberg is reportedly mulling a third-party presidential run - inspired by Donald Trump's dominance in the Republican polls and Hillary Clinton's weakened stance in the Democratic race 

Donald Trump seemed to enjoy the challenge that a third-party bid from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg would bring to the presidential race 

Hillary Clinton said on Meet the Press today that Michael Bloomberg won't have to run for president - because she's winning the Democratic nomination 

Trump seemed to enjoy the idea of a challenge from another New York City billionaire. 

'He's very opposite on me with guns and he's opposite on pro-life and he's opposite on a lot of things, so I would love to have Michael get in the race,' Trump said. 'But I don't know if he's going to do it, but I hope he does, I would love to compete against Michael.' 

Bloomberg has been one of the loudest political voices for more gun control measures, helping form Mayors Against Illegal Guns in 2006, which combined with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America in 2014 to create Everytown for Gun Safety.  

Face the Nation host John Dickerson pointed out one of the reasons Bloomberg was thinking about a run was to 'counter balance' Trump. 

The Donald said this was a good thing.

'Michael's been a friend of mine over the years, perhaps we't not friends anymore,' Trump said. 'You know, he's wanted to do this for a long time and he never pulled the trigger. We'll see if he does right now.' 

Clinton also discussed her friendship with the former mayor during an appearance on Meet the Press. 

'He's a good friend of mine,' the former secretary of state told host Chuck Todd. 'And I'm going to do the best I can to sure that I get the nomination and we'll go from there.' 

Bring on the billionaires! Bernie Sanders said that adding Michael Bloomberg to the race would make the Vermont senator even more electable 

Todd asked Clinton if she was concerned about Bloomberg getting in the race. 

'Well, the way I read what he said is if I didn't get the nomination, he might consider it,' Clinton replied. 'Well, I'm going to relieve him of that and get the nomination so he doesn't have to.'

Bloomberg said he'd be willing to spend $1 billion on the race, according to the New York Times.  

Sanders, when asked about it on Meet the Press,  seemed downright giddy about another rich guy entering the presidential race. 

'Well, my reaction is that if Donald Trump wins and Mr. Bloomberg gets in, you're going to have two multi-billionaires running for president of the United States against me,' Sanders said. 

'And I think the American people do not want to see our nation move toward an oligarchy where billionaires control the political process,' Sanders continued. 

'I think we'll win that election,' Sanders added.  

Bloomberg will make a decision one way or another by early March, which would ensure that he'd be giving his team enough time to get his name on the ballots in all 50 states.