Did the midterm elections spoil Donald Trump’s (70) hunger for US presidential office? Or does he ignore the critics in his own party? It should be clear on Tuesday whether the Republican will again participate in the 2024 presidential election.
A day before the midterm elections, Trump last week fueled expectations: “I’m making a very big announcement on Tuesday, November 15.” The day will hopefully be the most important day in American history, the ex-president wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
criticism from their own ranks
It is now clear that the Republicans could not challenge the Democrats for control of the Senate as hoped. This brought Trump criticism from within his own ranks. With his support for outside candidates with little chance of success, he hurt the party in the midterm elections, thus the tenor.
According to forecasts, the candidate Kari Lake (53), whom he supported, recently failed in the Arizona gubernatorial election. Instead, Democrat Katie Hobbs (52) apparently made it to the race.
Former allies have ambitions of their own
Even Trump’s former Vice President Mike Pence (63) is now distancing himself from his former companion. He thinks there will be better alternatives in the future, Pence said in an interview with ABC News on Monday. Pence also thought about himself: He and his family were considering running for Republicans, he said.
Trump’s biggest internal party opponent regarding a 2024 candidacy is likely to be Florida governor Ron DeSantis, 44. DeSantis was clearly re-elected in the midterm elections. The former Trump student thus became the new star among Republicans. He has not yet officially announced his ambitions for the US presidency. But DeSantis wants more. He made that clear immediately after winning the election: “For me, the battle has only just begun,” he said.
Majority in the House of Representatives
What Trump now wants to announce at 9 p.m. local time (Wednesday 3 a.m. Swiss time) at his private Mar-a-Lago “Big” estate, he officially left in the dark. In the House of Representatives, meanwhile, a narrow majority for the Republicans is emerging. What is also certain is that Trump can count on his inveterate “Make America Great Again” base.
Whether the former US president actually becomes the Republican candidate before 2024 is ultimately in the hands of the party. In the primaries, Trump would first have to win the internal party’s election campaign.
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Source: Blick
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