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Trump aides discuss launching his 2024 presidential campaign

Former President Donald Trump’s top advisers are eyeing the third week of November as an ideal launching point for his 2024 presidential campaign, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. CNN .

Two sources said that Trump’s team specifically discussed November 14 as a possible announcement date, which would come less than a week after the midterm elections and just days after the former president’s youngest daughter, Tiffany, was announced. get married at his estate in Mar-a-Lago.

That person warned that no date has been set and Trump may push his desired announcement date forward — or push it back — depending on how Republicans fare in Tuesday’s election and the availability of venues.

Trump has been advised by several of his top lieutenants to announce his third presidential campaign from one of the battleground states he lost to Joe Biden in 2020, according to a person familiar with the conversations, though others have encouraged him to stay on the ground. Florida, where it remains deeply popular with the state’s Republican voters.

In a statement to CNN Taylor Budowich, Trump’s spokesperson, declined to comment “on the endless speculation and rumours”.

The former president has long viewed the post-intermediate period before Thanksgiving as an ideal timeline for announcing his next political act, hoping to capitalize on what he and his allies believe will be a red wave for the Republican Party next Tuesday. At a rally in Iowa, Trump told the audience to “prepare” for his return to the presidential campaign, noting that he “very, very, very likely will do it again” in reference to his White House bid.

News of Trump’s possible November 14 announcement was first reported by Axios.

Justice Department officials discussed whether a Trump candidacy would create a need for a special attorney to oversee two extensive federal investigations related to the former president, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. CNN .

(Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz and Jeremy Herb of CNN contributed to this matter)

Source: CNN Brasil

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