Donald Trump has filed the necessary paperwork to run for president in 2024, following weeks of speculation. He is due to speak shortly from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida
Republicans are also on the cusp of taking a majority in the House of Representatives – though it will be a narrow one. Trump has been teasing at entering the 2024 race for some time, and promised supporters last week that he’d make a “big announcement” tonight
The former president has a massive campaign war chest and remains hugely popular with the Republican base. But he has been blamed for the Republicans’ disappointing performance in the midterm elections, with a predicted “red wave” failing to materialise.
Midterm voters by and large rejected candidates who backed Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud in 2020, and many of his high-profile picks for office struggled or lost outright. Last week Trump lashed out at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis – a rising Republican star who is also expected to run for the party’s 2024 nomination
Americans must file paperwork in order to run for president. The document just filed by Donald Trump’s team with the Federal Election Commission designates a principal campaign committee to take in contributions and make expenditures on his behalf.
“Take America Back” and “Don’t blame me, I voted for Trump” are among the more popular choices for T-shirts at this impromptu fair outside a local supermarket just down the road from Mar-a-Lago.
Last Monday, Donald Trump told a crowd in Ohio that he would be making a “very big announcement” from Mar-a-Lago today. It was a not-so-veiled hint that he was poised to launch yet another bid for the White House.
At the time, it appeared as though Trump would be capitalising on Republican midterm electoral success the following day – including victories by candidates the former president helped boost over more established options.
We’re waiting to hear from former President Donald Trump. He’s been teasing another run for the White House in 2024 – and last week told supporters that he would make a “big announcement” tonight at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
