At a rally in Florida on Sunday, former President Donald Trump continued to tease a third White House bid as speculation grows that he will imminently announce his 2024 presidential campaign.
"In order to make our country successful, safe and glorious, I will probably have to do it again, but stay tuned," Trump told the crowd gathered in Miami.
What You Need To Know
- Former President Donald Trump continued to tease another bid for the White House in 2024 as he campaigned for Republicans in the midterms
- At a rally in Miami on Sunday, the former president teased a Monday rally in Ohio: “I will probably have to do it again, but stay tuned ... We have a big, big rally. Stay tuned for tomorrow night"
- Trump is hoping that a strong GOP showing on Election Day will generate momentum for the 2024 run that he is expected to launch this month
- Multiple news outlets reported last week that Trump was mulling announcing a 2024 White House bid shortly after next week’s midterm elections that he will run for president again in 2024
- Trump’s office did not immediately respond to an email from Spectrum News on Friday morning
Trump on Sunday teased an event he has with JD Vance, the GOP Senate candidate in Ohio, for Monday. “We have a big, big rally. Stay tuned for tomorrow night.”
The former president espoused nmerous false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, including telling the crowd in Miami: "We are just two days away from the most important midterm election in American history, and we need a landslide so big that the radical left cannot rig it or steal it."
"We’re going to take back America,” Trump said. “And in 2024, most importantly, we are going to take back that big, beautiful, magnificent White House."
Trump made similar statements at a Saturday rally in Latrobe, Penn., campaigning for Republican candidates Mehmet Oz and Doug Mastriano: "This is the year we're going to take back the House, we're going to take back the Senate and we're going to take back America, we're going to take it back."
"And in 2024, most importantly, we are going to take back our magnificent, oh it's so beautiful, White House, we're going to take it back, and you're going to be hearing about it very soon, very very very soon," Trump continued.
Multiple news outlets reported last week that Trump was reportedly mulling announcing a 2024 White House bid shortly after next week’s midterm elections, according multiple news outlets citing sources familiar with the discussions.
The former president and his advisers are discussing making the announcement on Nov. 14, first reported by Axios and later confirmed by The New York Times, CNN and ABC News.
Sources, however, told the outlets that no final decision has been made and the details could change.
According to Axios, the announcement is expected to be followed by a series of political events spanning multiple days.
Trump’s office did not immediately respond to an email from Spectrum News on Friday morning, but during a rally Thursday night in Sioux City, Iowa, Trump strongly teased that he’d soon announce his third run for president.
“In order to make our country successful and safe and glorious, I will very, very, very probably do it again,” Trump said in Iowa. “Very, very, very, probably.
“Get ready,” Trump added. “That’s all I’m telling you. Very soon.”
Trump is hoping that a strong GOP showing on Election Day will generate momentum for the 2024 run that he is expected to launch this month.
The former president told the Miami crowd Sunday that “every free and loving American needs to understand that the time to stand up to this growing left-wing tyranny is right now,” while calling on his supporters to reject the “radical left-wing maniacs” and adding that Hispanics would show up strong for GOP candidates.
Sen. Marco Rubio joined Trump at the rally as he seeks reelection. Not attending the Miami event was Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, who is running for reelection against Democrat Charlie Crist and is widely considered Trump’s most formidable challenger if he also were to get into the White House race.
If he indeed declares his candidacy, Trump will be running under a cloud of legal trouble. He’s currently under federal investigation for allegedly removing thousands of files, including classified documents, illegally from the White House. Federal and Georgia state prosecutors also are examining his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election based on false claims of voter fraud.
Meanwhile, New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a civil lawsuit against Trump, his business and three of his adult children alleging they committed financial fraud for years. James is seeking $250 million and to bar Trump and the Trump Organization from conducting any real estate business in New York for five years.
According to CNN, Justice Department officials have discussed the possibility of appointing a special counsel to oversee its two Trump investigations if he announces a White House run.