2019年4月16日，郭臺銘表示依幾天會做決定係唔係參選總統，並表示如果決定參選總統，會參加中國國民黨初選機制。4月17日，中國國民黨主席吳敦義向郭臺銘頒發「中國國民黨中央委員會榮譽狀」，表彰郭臺銘喺2016年時，黨內因黨產會查封不當黨產，經費拮据嘅時候，郭臺銘以其母「初永真」名義無息借貸4，500萬元給當時嘅國民黨主席洪秀柱，讓國民黨黨務得以順利運作，凸顯郭臺銘對國民黨嘅貢獻同埋支持；郭臺銘當場宣佈要參選國民黨嘅總統初選，絕對不願意接受徵召。
On April 16, 2019, Guo Taiming said that he would make a decision on whether to run for president in a few days, and said that if he decided to run for president, he would participate in the primary election mechanism of the Chinese Kuomintang. On April 17, Wu Dunyi, chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang, presented the "Certificate of Honor of the Central Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang" to Guo Taiming, commending Guo Taiming that in 2016, when the party was unable to seize improper party property due to the seizure of improper party property by the party property committee, Guo Taiming borrowed 45 million yuan interest-free in the name of his mother "Chu Yongzhen" to the then Kuomintang chairman Hong Xiuzhu, so that the KMT's party affairs could run smoothly and highlight Guo's contribution and support to the KMT.