Donald Trump says he'll run for president again in 2024
By: Sarah Smith & Jude Sheerin (BBC News)
That chicken has crossed the road. By announcing a campaign this soon, Trump has given up the power of the tease. Trump would garner more press coverage by continuing to hint at a possible run. Stick a fork in this campaign, it's done. Trump has already lost the nomination.
But the MAGA base ain't going away anytime soon. Trump may be able to fire up the MAGA base and that will influence the campaigns of other Republican candidates. Trump won't be the Republican nominee but it's highly likely Republicans will nominate a MAGA candidate. What the MAGA base wants (and needs), whether they know it or not, is a policy agenda. Trump's not a policy wonk which is another disadvantage that Trump can't overcome with bluster.
Personally, my five & dime crystal ball suggests that 2024 belongs to Nikki Haley, if she wants it. There aren't any Democrats on the bench that could compete with Haley. But no one should blame Haley if she decides to avoid the Washington shithole, too.
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
Former US President Donald Trump has launched his third bid for the White House, declaring: "America's comeback starts right now."
At his Florida estate, he said: "We have to save our country."
Mr Trump's announcement comes as some fellow Republicans blame him for the party's lacklustre performance in last week's midterm elections.
President Joe Biden, who defeated Mr Trump two years ago, has said he may run for re-election in 2024.
Speaking to an invited crowd from the ballroom of his Mar-a-Lago private club in Palm Beach on Tuesday night, Mr Trump, 76, said: "We are a nation in decline.
"For millions of Americans, the past two years under Joe Biden have been a time of pain, hardship, anxiety and despair."
He continued: "In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States."
Shortly before the speech, he filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission formally declaring his presidential candidacy and setting up a fundraising account.
Outside Mar-a-Lago, supporters gathered to wave Trump 2024 flags.
Mr Trump's speech lasted for more than an hour and touched on many of the same themes he had been repeating on stage for months.
These included border security, energy independence and crime, as well as attacks on Mr Biden's record in office.
His wife, Melania Trump, joined him on stage at the end of the speech. But there were fewer family members present than at some of his past events and Ivanka Trump and Donald Jr did not attend.
Following Mr Trump's announcement, Ivanka, who had previously served as a senior adviser in her father's administration, released a statement saying she was taking a step back from politics and would not be involved in the 2024 campaign.
"This time around, I am choosing to prioritise my young children and the private life we are creating as a family," she wrote.
Nearly 11,000 miles (17,700km) away at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, Mr Biden, 79, was asked whether he had a reaction to Mr Trump's announcement.
"No, not really," the Democratic president said. Last week, he was filmed laughing when a reporter suggested Mr Trump's support base remained strong.
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Supporters celebrated in the Mar-a-Lago ballroom after Mr Trump's announcement on Tuesday
Mr Trump's unusually early declaration for the election of 5 November 2024 is being seen as a tactic to steal a march on potential rivals for the Republicans' White House nomination.
Although Mr Trump is the first to enter the race and instantly becomes the front-runner, he is expected to face challengers.
They may include his own former Vice-President, Mike Pence, who is 63, and rising star Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, 44.
In Tuesday's remarks, Mr Trump largely steered clear of rehashing his baseless claims that the 2020 election had been stolen from him by mass voter fraud.
He left office after one term in 2021, refusing to acknowledge his defeat by seven million votes.
His debunked conspiracy theories riled up supporters who rioted at Capitol Hill in the final days of his presidency as lawmakers met to certify President Biden's victory.
Mr Trump became the first president ever to be impeached twice, although congressional Democrats were thwarted in their bid to remove him from office by Senate Republicans.
He ploughed ahead with his announcement on Tuesday despite pleas from advisers to postpone until after a run-off election for a Senate seat in Georgia next month, amid fears his candidacy could prove too much of a distraction.
Some conservatives have blamed Mr Trump for the Republicans' failure to achieve sweeping victories in last week's midterm elections.
The party is on the verge of taking power in the US House of Representatives, but it would be by a razor-thin margin.
Democrats have retained control of the Senate and may even bolster their majority after the December run-off in Georgia.
Last week's results were decidedly mixed for congressional hopefuls endorsed by Mr Trump.
Candidates he supported in key states such as Pennsylvania, Arizona and Michigan were defeated after echoing his election conspiracies, while others won in Ohio, Wisconsin and North Carolina.
Mr Trump's White House bid comes as he is investigated on several fronts, including a justice department investigation into the removal of files marked classified from the White House to Mar-a-Lago at the end of his presidency.
He is admired by conservatives for installing three Supreme Court justices and enacting sweeping tax cuts, as well as presiding over a Middle East peace deal and the killing of Islamic State's leader.
But America's divisions widened during his four tumultuous years in office as he was accused of governing by tweet, equivocating over far-right violence, a chaotic response to the coronavirus pandemic, and alienating US allies with his "America First" policy.
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"Oh, beat the drum slowly and play the fife lowly,
And play the dead march as you carry me along;
Take me to the green valley, there lay the sod o'er me,
For I'm a young cowboy and I know I've done wrong."
If the gop nominates Trump Biden wins 2nd term!
Yes, if Biden runs.
Exactly, a different viper makes all the difference.
Obviously that's Democrats' creamy dream. But Trump won't ignore Biden and Harris for the next two years. Remember that Trump was nominated and elected to be a nuke targeting Washington?
Whoever will be the Republican nominee only has to sit back and let Trump snipe from the sidelines. Right now, Trump is a useful tool. The serious Republican candidates may not announce a run until quite late. Trump will damage Biden, Harris, and himself long before the next election cycle.
If voters ignore the complete and utter fucking mess Brandon and the Democrats have made of this country.
Turning 70 plus million voters into public enemy #1 worked out well for Democrats during midterms; so who knows.
Maybe the majority of voters will like being in a full blown recession for 2024.
Yeah, I think he’s just trying to get ahead of DeSantis.
Should be a fun two years watching our haters on the left sling mud at the rent free occupant in their heads and all his challengers.
Will we see a return of basement Biden? I doubt it since his usefulness to his puppet masters is more less worn out but time will tell.
I hear you but the downward spiral of the Repub Party isn't much fun to watch. Twelve years ago, Repubs had record numbers of elected official from state to federal government. It's a Party now in decline.
That's because the republican party refuses to change with the times. They are running on the same campaign promises that they were 12 years ago, tax cuts for the rich.
Thanks for the in depth analysis, it should help continue the conversation here.
Both parties are in decline and too many on both sides are in denial about it.
Imo It’s why a prick won in 2016. He was viewed as an outsider and many liked that. And he acted like an outsider after he was in office.
We are all losing right now but many are too dull to recognize it.
Glad I could help.
Nope, Trump and Desantis are both fair game!
Tell the truth JBB, you're not sorry at all.
Of course they are.
It’s a universal truth for some of our friends on the left.
Haters gotta hate.
Tease or not, the left and the Democrats are going to lose their collective mind. Looks like TDS is going to make a resurgence.
How Trite! You really need some new material...
Not every can paste fresh meme's like you do, JBB.
When you criticize my participation I am reminded of when Obama said Hershel Walker was unqualified for the Senate and Walker said that he would put his resume up against Obama's any day...
Why can't I flag you for trolling anymore?
Abuse your report button again there little buddy?
Usually that indicates that a moderator or RA made a determination that you abuse the flagging feature. You probably need to ask Perrie.
Exactly, you have the political insights of Obama and I have the resume of Walker - not.
Abuse history?
Going on 2 years (the mind is a cloudy thing) and I have yet to flag anyone ... thick skin syndrome and all that sort of thing.
I never flagged a comment until yesterday. I got tired of tickets for comments less innocuous that those that I replied to. I also asked offline, the moderators logic, with limited replies.
Here, there and everywhere, logic is overrated along with its cousin commonsense.
The restriction ran both ways so SP deleted it. Now you can flag.
Why get new material when what I said is still perfectly valid?
I guess that's what happens when you can't tolerate differing opinions and cry a lot.
lol some nimrod reported your post
Welcome to the NT premier pass brother.
It covers everything .....
You got that right.
Let the flags fly.
Brother, it never left .... although yesterday did aggravate the problem.
I can almost see them foaming at the mouth.
I believe you are misreading the room, there is nothing those two(?) groups would like more than Donald keeping his record unscathed.
Well, isn't that the point? How can Trump-crazed Democrats compete against a serious Republican candidate? Trump will spend the next two years rebranding Democrats - and - Democrats will play along.
Give them a day or two. They have to go through their hair on fire freak out then they'll put together an other hoax to distract from the horrid way the Democrats have put this country in the shitter.
There's a difference between "unpopular" and pure garbage that has done nothing for the country. Democrats have been running on pure garbage.