Jerry Springer on Trump : He's 'Flavor of the Month'

Exclusive : Jerry Springer has a lot going on in his life ... 20th anniversary of his  talk show , hosting duties of his dating show , 'Baggage' ... but the former big city mayor  always have time to talk politics . When Jerry called to say hi  this week , he was asked about his fellow TV star  Donald Trump , who in the course of a few weeks  has become the Republican front-runner to oust President Obama.

"Remember when you were a little kid and a wise guy in the back of the class would shout things out  ?" Jerry asks. "That'  Trump . He makes you laugh  and giggle."

The TV legend , 67  , says , "right now Trump is enjoyable   and that he's gamely filling the role  left by the sudden  (and surprisely) exit of another  media darling " says Jerry . Sarah Palin  is no longer the flavor of the month, so Trump is it."

Though it's early yet in the race for the White House  , Jerry ... who was the mayor of Cincinnatic , and nearly ran for the U.S.Senate eight years back  isn't impressed with the competition so far .

"I don't think any of these people are goin g to beat Obama ," he says . "Republicans have over reached  . Do we really want a country without Medicare ?"

On the flip side , Jerry thinks Obama is doing a fine job and that his  "heart is in the right place."

"Obama can't get everything he wants with Republicans controlling Congress fighting him ," he says . "we hav e a class war going on at the moment . The powerful are stacking the deck in flavor of the rich , which is why the gap is getting wider between the rich and the poor ."

Flash back  to last year : Jerry Springer defends his talk show guests . "Praises Sarah Palin.

Jerry backed down fron a possible run for the Senate in 2003 partly because of the negative reputation he gets because of his admittedly silly talk show , which aired in 1991 .

For starters , Jerry admits that he almost never watches his own show  but he's confident of why it's endured  and thrived for so long .

"It's so stupid" he says . Our Niche is outrageous , so we are not competing with anyone . We have corned the market. It's total escapism , where we never pretend to be anything we are not . It's hard to find a job that is this much fun. It keeps me young.