Former President of the United States, Donald Trump has announced he will contest the 2024 US Elections.
Trump was expected to announce his candidacy for the White House, days after his party’s lacklustre midterm election performance.
Former US President Donald Trump has finally informed the US voters that he will be in the race for the sole ticket to the White House and will run for the White House as his Republican Party reels from an underwhelming midterm election performance.
His announcement comes amid legal probes and an underwhelming showing for Republicans in the midterm elections.
Donald Trump to contest 2024 US Elections but this is going to be another long road to the single Ticket to lead the Republicans.
He made the bold statement for his second coming agenda to the White House, his third for the presidency on Tuesday evening at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, a week after elections in which Republicans failed to win as many seats in Congress as they had hoped.
“In order to make America great again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” the 76-year-old told the cheering crowd of donors and longtime supporters.
“I am running because I believe the world has not yet seen the true glory of what this nation can be,” he said.
“We will again put America first,” he added.
Earlier in the day, aides filed paperwork with the US Federal Election Commission setting up a committee called “Donald J Trump for President 2024”.
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There is a long road ahead before the Republican presidential nominee is formally selected in the US summer of 2024, with the first state-level contests more than a year away. Analysts believe Trump’s unusually early launch may well be aimed at fending off potential challengers for the party’s nomination in 2024, including rising star Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, 44, and Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence, 63.