Former US President Donald Trump will contest 2024 US presidential election, formally announced

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Former US President Donald Trump

New Delhi: Former US President Donald Trump has announced his 2024 presidential election bid from his sprawling Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Significantly, he made the announcement in front of a group of invited Indian-Americans at Mar-a-Lago, which he sees as an important marker in national politics.

Significantly, Trump, 76, lost to 79-year-old President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential elections. However, Trump and his supporters have not yet accepted the results of this election, which was accused of widespread voter fraud. His allegations were rejected by both the election authorities and the courts.

Although the next presidential election is still two years away, those close to the former president believe his announcement will give the party and his ambition to return to the White House the necessary momentum. In fact, Donald Trump, who is facing a legal investigation, has claimed to contest the presidential election for the third time amid blaming himself for the poor results of the Republican Party in the mid-term elections.

In this regard, former US President Donald Trump announced his bid for the 2024 presidency, saying, “To make America great and glorious again, I am announcing my candidacy for the presidency of the United States of America tonight.” Am.

Former US President Donald Trump

However, Trump, who is seeking his third presidential bid, having won the last two in 2016 (won) and 2020 (lost), seems unfazed by the humiliating defeat of his supporters in the recently concluded midterm elections. The Wall Street Journal wrote that he has reshaped the GOP geographically, attracted more working-class voters, and fundamentally reshaped the party’s policy approach on trade, China, immigration, and other issues. Totally changed since. While the governor of Florida has enjoyed good popularity among Republicans since the midterms, Trump enjoys massive support.

Regardless of his announcement, for the time being, the former president must now win membership in the party’s primary in the summer of 2024. President Biden, who will soon turn 80, has said he intends to run but will make a final decision on whether by the end of the year or early next year.

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