The former president is expected to announce his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election next Wednesday
Donald Trump is likely to launch his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election this Tuesday (early Wednesday morning in Spain). The chosen setting is his mansion in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. The former president envisions a smaller campaign similar to his 2016 efforts, rather than the better-funded but losing bid for 2020.
After the failure of many of his midterm sponsors and the strong internal criticism he received, many analysts expected him to delay his announcement for a few weeks. But Trump himself has given the speculation wings in a post on Truth Social, the network he took refuge in after being bumped from Twitter. “This Tuesday will be a very important day in the history of our country,” he wrote on Monday.
Thus, the tycoon would seek a coup and lead his eventual rivals in a primary to a long campaign of attrition. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence appear in all pools to challenge him for the Republican leadership. While he has not officially announced his candidacy, to this day when Trump finally makes his announcement, Trump would be the only Republican nominee, so there would be no primaries.
According to the North American press, the Republican’s campaign to reach the White House in two years will differ significantly from that of 2020 and more closely resemble that of 2016, when he was an “outsider” with an anti-system discourse whose chances of reaching of the House White many despise. For starters, Trump plans to cut budget and staff. It is known that he came to confess to those close to him that he did not know what all the people who worked for his campaign were doing.
There will also be new faces. Several of his senior advisers have privately said they’re not sure they want to run another Trump campaign; many have received subpoenas in recent months for their ties to the former president and his job and have grown frustrated with his erratic behavior since he lost the presidency.
Added to this is the tycoon’s bad temper due to the disappointing results of the midterm elections. The Democrats retain control of the Senate, and while the Republicans will most likely regain control of the House of Representatives, it will be less than they thought.
The former president is known for his outbursts and tantrums, which even led him to fire employees over Twitter. Therefore, there is not expected to be a traditional campaign manager.
As revealed by the Washington Post on Tuesday, three will be key names on Trump’s future team. The first is Susie Wiles, a political consultant based in Florida who already helped him win this state in 2016 and in 2020. Besides knowing state politics thoroughly, one point in his favor is that Wiles has a bad relationship with Ron DeSantis. Trump’s new nemesis within the Republican Party.
In that sense, it’s interesting to note that the magnate plans to place its base of operations in South Florida rather than Washington. A whole letter of intent against DeSantis. Wiles, however, worked with Florida’s governor during his successful campaign for state alderman in 2018. He has also advised other Florida Republican stars such as Senator Mark Rubio or Rick Scotts.
Another name to keep an eye out for is Chris LaCivita, a Republican-affiliated strategist who heads the organizing committee of Preserve America, a lobby that has spent more than $100 million in support of Trump and was almost entirely funded by affiliated entities. casino magnate.
The third main character is Brian Jack. A veteran of the 2016 Trump campaign, he worked in the White House political office during that term. He later joined the team of Kecin McCarthy, the Republican leader in the House of Representatives. He is now expected to play a major role in the Trump campaign.
On the other hand, it is believed that Trump’s relatives, who held relevant positions in his two previous election campaigns and in his administration, will fade from the scene. This is the case of his daughter Ivanka, who acted as her father’s spokesperson on numerous occasions; and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who served as an adviser to the president. The older scion, Donald Trump Jr., would get a relevant position in the campaign.
Will Trump finally try to take the White House again? Will the hottest Republican base that tried to storm the Capitol in January 2021 support him? Or, on the contrary, will voters place their trust in more moderate profiles, as seen in the midterm elections, which ended the populist era of Trumpism? This morning we will be closer to the answer to these questions.
Source: La Verdad
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