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| 11.15.22

WATCH & COMMENT LIVE: Trump Announces 2024 Presidential Campaign - "America's Comeback Starts Right Now"

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Former President Donald Trump is hoping to become President Donald Trump once again as he launched a third campaign for the White House Tuesday.

“In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States."

  • Trump, 76, flanked by  American flags at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, told his private club:

"America's comeback starts right now. Your country is being destroyed before your eyes."

  • “We are a nation in decline. We are a failing nation for millions of Americans,” Trump said  speaking about President Joe Biden’s last two years running the nation.

“I will ensure Joe Biden does not receive four more years.”

  • “In two years, the Biden administration has destroyed the U.S. economy. Destroyed,” Trump said.

Watch the ongoing announcement here:

  • Since leaving office two years ago, Trump and his advisors have often floated the possibility of a return to the White House. On his social media network Truth on Monday, the former president wrote:

“Hopefully, tomorrow will turn out to be one of the most important days in the history of our Country!” 

  • Top aides to #45 said the new campaign will reframe the conversation away from Republican failures in the 2022 midterms and inject a fresh dose of enthusiasm into the party.
  • Trump was impeached twice and his term ended with his supporters violently storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
  • Only one other president in American history was elected for two non-consecutive terms: Grover Cleveland in 1884 and 1892. 

A House & Senate Divided

  • Trump has already begun to take on potential challengers for the GOP nomination, including  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Shortly before Election Day, at a rally in Pennsylvania, Trump called the governor "DeSanctimonious."

  • “At the end of the day, I would just tell people to go check out the scoreboard from last Tuesday night,” DeSantis told reporters, alluding to his reelection by almost 20 points.

  • Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), who has long criticized the president, compared his run (before it was announced) to a baseball game: 

  • “He’s been on the mound and lost three straight games. If we want to start winning, we need someone else on the mound. And we’ve got a very strong bench that can come out,” Romney said.

“I know, there’s some fans that love him. Just like, you know, an aging pitcher, they’re always fans that want to keep them there forever. But if you keep losing games, try to put some new players on the field.”

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

-Josh Herman & Jamie Epstein