Donald Trump makes clear allusion to 2024 presidential bid

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04th Nov, 2022. 08:21 pm
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Donald Trump tells Iowa crowd he could run for office again in 2024.
US media say a formal announcement may be made on 14 November. Midterm elections will shape the political scene ahead of presidential race in two years.
Neither Mr. Trump nor Vice President Joe Biden are on the ballot.

Donald Trump has just made the most ominous allusion yet to the possibility that he could run for office again.

The former US president told a crowd in Iowa that he would “very, very, very probably do it again” in 2024. Later, US media said a formal announcement may be made on 14 November.

During his first of four rallies in five days, Mr. Trump spoke in support of Republicans running for office in next week’s midterm elections.

In an effort to increase voter turnout, President Joe Biden is also touring the nation.

Next Tuesday, American voters will decide the balance of power in the US Congress and important state governorships. Neither Mr. Biden nor Mr. Trump are on the ballot.

But ahead of the presidential race in two years, the midterm elections will shape the US political scene.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reiterated his unsubstantiated assertion that widespread election fraud caused him to lose in 2020 on Thursday night.

“I ran twice,” he said. “I won twice, and did much better the second time than I did the first, getting millions more votes in 2020 than I got in 2016.

“And likewise, getting more votes than any sitting president in the history of our country by far.

“And now in order to make our country successful, and safe and glorious. I will very, very, very probably do it again.”

“Very soon,” he told the cheering crowd. “Get ready.”

Even though Mr. Trump received the most number of votes (72 million) ever for a president in the 2020 election, he was defeated by Democrat Joe Biden, who received 81 million votes.

In order to organise his potential 2024 re-election campaign, Mr. Biden—who campaigned on Thursday in New Mexico and California—is said to have met with senior aides. This may set up a potential rematch with Mr. Trump.

For his part, Mr. Trump has hinted for months that he would run for president a third time.

He stated during a rally in Texas in October that “I will probably have to do it again.” In September, he added, “I might just have to do it again,” in Pennsylvania.

Kellyanne Conway, Mr. Trump’s former top adviser, stated earlier on Thursday at a gathering in Washington, DC, that her former employer would “announce shortly” about his potential candidacy.

As it would have drawn attention away from Republican candidates in the midterm elections, she said she gave Mr. Trump credit for resisting the urge to make a bid for the White House already this year.

If he does run in 2024, he might face opposition from members of his own party.

Former Vice President Mike Pence and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis are two potential Republican challengers.

Donald Trump makes clear allusion to 2024 presidential bid

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