Former President Donald Trump is considering launching a third bid for the White House this month, three Trump advisers said, while Trump himself teased a strong possibility of a comeback during a rally in Iowa later that day.
“And now, in order to make our country successful and safe and glorious, I will very, very, very probably do it again,” the former president said during the rally on Thursday night, teasing a 2024 bid, reported Independent.
Trump hastily called his confidants to clear up possible scenarios as he tries to capitalize on expected midterm Republican victories on Tuesday, aides to him said.
“I think like a moth to a flame, Trump will run in 2024,” one senior adviser told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. I think that he wants to run and announcing before Thanksgiving gives him a great advantage over his opponents and he understands that,” reports RTE.
An announcement in the coming weeks could eliminate potential rivals for the party’s nomination, advisers said, though they added the former president may yet delay a decision or change his mind.
A representative for Trump did not respond to a request for comment.
A source familiar with Trump’s plans said he intends to announce his re-election campaign shortly after Tuesday’s election and has investigated his personal potential. The source was contacted by the campaign to gauge interest.
Election forecasts and nonpartisan polling say that Republicans are very likely to gain a majority in the US House of Representatives and also have a chance to take control of the Senate, which would give them the power to block the President Joe’s legislative agenda. next two years.
Democrats’ election hopes were hurt by voter concerns about high inflation, with Biden’s public approval rating hovering below 50% for more than a year, hitting 40% in a recent poll of Reuters/Ipsos.
But Trump also remains unpopular after his divided four-year term ended with his supporters storming the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, after two years during which he continued to falsely claim that his electoral loss was the result, of a fraud.
Trump is currently facing a series of investigations, including a Justice Department investigation into sensitive documents he took from the White House after he left office, some of which prosecutors say have yet to be recovered.
And the Reuters/Ipsos poll late last month showed that only 41% of Americans view Trump favorably.
Thanksgiving is Nov. 24, giving Trump a two-week window after the election to make his announcement if he so chooses.
Trump has maintained a steady pace of political rallies since he left office, during which he has regularly flirted with the possibility of him challenging the presidency again.
He is expected to host family and friends at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday night to celebrate expected victories among candidates he has endorsed at midterm.
In a direct challenge to Trump, several prominent Republican figures are considering seeking the party’s presidential nomination in 2024.
Trump is keeping an eye on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is expected to win his re-election race on Tuesday against Democrat Charlie Crist. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and former Trump Vice President Mike Pence are also seen as potential rivals.
The announcement of his re-election campaign could soon help Trump in the early voting states of Iowa – where he is expected to appear at a rally on Thursday – and South Carolina while his rivals are still working on their own 2024 plans. the councilman said.
Tell us your thoughts in the Facebook post and share this with your friends.