Donald Trump announces 2024 presidential bid in Mar-a-Lago speech – BBC News
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- Donald Trump says he plans to run for US president in 2024, promising ‘America’s comeback starts right now’
- He addressed supporters in an hour-long speech at his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago
- The former president has a massive campaign war chest and remains popular among the Republican base
- But he has been blamed for the disappointing performance of Republicans in the midterm elections, with a predicted “red wave” that did not materialize.
- To run for president, Trump would have to win the Republican Party nomination, but others are expected to compete for it.
- Republicans are also close to winning a majority in the House of Representatives, although it will be a narrow one.
- Midterm voters generally rejected candidates who supported Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in 2020, and many of his high-profile runs for office struggled or lost outright.
- Last week, Trump attacked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a rising Republican star who is also expected to run for the party’s 2024 nomination.
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