Donald Trump is reportedly planning to run for president once again in 2024, as per recent speculations. Last week, Infowars host Alex Jones claimed that the former president would be running a bid for his second term in 2024 and would make an official announcement about the same on July 4:
Jones also alleged that Trump’s announcement would have “explosive political, cultural, economic, medical, [and] financial implications.”
The latest speculation about Trump’s presidential run comes amid growing outrage over the results of the House Select committee’s investigation of the January 6 US Capitol attack and revelations of Trump’s alleged actions amid the ongoing riot.
On Thursday, Republican Senator Pat Toomey appeared on Bloomberg’s Balance of Power podcast hosted by David Westin and said that the January 6 investigation could damage Donald Trump’s chances of winning the 2024 presidential election:
He continued:
Prior to the latest statement, Toomey was one of seven Republicans who voted in favor of Trump’s conviction during the impeachment trial over his role in the January 6 US Capitol attack.
In addition to Toomey, Wyoming Republican Representative Liz Cheney, who serves as the vice chair of the January 6 committee, asked members of the party to choose the constitution over Trump:
The House Select committee’s hearings have so far investigated the alleged pressure created by Trump on state and Justice Department officials to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The committee also included testimony from former Mark Meadows’ top aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who provided detailed insight about Trump’s alleged actions during the January 6 attack and his desire to overturn Joe Biden’s win.
As speculation surrounding Donald Trump’s plan to run for president in 2024 continued to make the rounds, some of his allies reportedly agreed that the January 6 House committee’s investigation has been damaging to Trump’s reputation.
According to CNN, a GOP source aware of the current situation said that Trump was considering the first week of July to make his official announcement. Meanwhile, several others said that the former president lacks the infrastructure for a major campaign announcement at the moment.
Another source told the publication that Trump would only make an announcement after alerting the press for maximum coverage of the event. One person close to Trump also said that he sounded “more committed lately,” and if he planned on making an early announcement, “it will be July.”
Meanwhile, another source claimed that Trump’s sudden decision was fuelled by the January 6 committee’s investigation and Hutchinson’s testimony:
Other sources have also opined that the real reason behind Donald Trump’s urgency to announce his presidential run is due to steady competition from other potential Republican members like former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former Vice President Mike Pence, and former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, among others.
As per a majority of sources, Trump’s strongest potential rival at the moment is Governor Ron DeSantis. Speaking on a possible competition between DeSantis and Trump, a source told People:
Another insider said that the rising competition between the two has also created a “political friction”:
Palm Beach County state attorney Dave Aronberg told the outlet that Trump created a platform for DeSantis to shine:
However, he also mentioned that Ron DeSantis would allegedly not back down from running for president:
Speaking on Donald Trump’s possible announcement, his longtime adviser Jason Miller told NBC that he believes the former president should utilize the current situation for his next move:
However, a second adviser said it would be best for Trump to wait a little longer before making the announcement. Two more insiders told NBC News that they were informally asked to hold July 4 as a potential date for the announcement, but Miller said that the claims were “not true.”
Donald Trump’s spokesman Taylor Budowich also provided a statement to NBC regarding the situation but did not mention any specific date behind the announcement:
Amid the ongoing speculations, Donald Trump is scheduled to host a rally for Alaska Senate Republican candidate Kelly Tshibaka on July 9, which is being considered his next public appearance on the campaign trail.
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