Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, has made one of his strongest suggestions yet that he would seek reelection. In 2024, he will "very, very, very probably do it again," he told an audience in Sioux City, Iowa. During his first of four rallies in five days, Trump spoke in support of Republicans running for office in next week's midterm elections.
Joe Biden, the president of the United States, is also campaigning across the nation. Next Tuesday, American voters will decide the balance of power in the U.S. Congress and important state governorships. Neither Biden nor Trump is on the ballot. But ahead of the presidential race in two years, the midterm elections will shape the U.S. political scene.
On Thursday night, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reiterated his unsubstantiated assertion that widespread election fraud caused him to lose in 2020.
"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."He also said, "and likewise, getting more votes than any sitting president in the history of our country by far."
Trump continued, "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 Trump received the most votes (72 million) ever for a president in the 2020 election, he was defeated by Biden, who received 81 million votes. In order to organize his potential 2024 re-election campaign, 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.
In Pennsylvania in September, he said: "I may just have to do it again." In Texas in October, he said: "I will probably have to do it again." Kellyanne Conway, Mr. Trump's former senior adviser, said earlier on Thursday at an event in Washington, DC, that her former boss would "announce soon" about his potential presidential plans.
As it would have drawn attention away from Republican candidates in the midterm elections, she said she gave 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.
