If elected as a candidate for the 2024 elections, Donald Trump would become the only person to have won the Republican Party’s presidential nomination three consecutive times.
Trump for 2024: Trump announces his third run for the Republican presidential nomination
Former President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday his candidacy for the 2024 Republican Party presidential candidacy, after several hints about it during campaign closing ceremonies in the 2022 midterm elections.
The ” special announcement ” was made from his residence at the private club Mar-a-Lago, in the city of Palm Beach, Florida.
“The return of the United States begins now,” he said at the beginning of his speech in which he pointed out what he considered achievements of his previous government. “I’m ready (for 2024),” he said afterwards.
Minutes before his speech, Trump sent the official papers of his application to the Federal Election Commission.
Before announcing his candidacy, Trump recounted his vision of the achievements of his government work, including having given the United States the “best economy in the history of the world.”
He also accused China of meddling in the 2024 presidential election, saying that even though his enemies accused him of being a warrior who would start battles immediately, he nevertheless provided “decades” of peace, despite having ruled for only four years. years.
After mocking Biden’s actions in various international forums, Trump accused the president of having brought the world to the brink of world war.
Trump also used the occasion to call on Georgia voters to vote for Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker in the December 6 runoff election.
Trump finally announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States. He said that the recovery of the country was not a job for a conventional candidate but for a movement like the one he leads.
“This will not be my campaign, this will be our campaign, all together,” Trump told the audience. “I am your voice” added the former president, who said that this “was not a political movement but an act of love for the country to be able to develop its potential.”
If he wins the Republican nomination for the 2024 elections, Trump would become the only person to have achieved it three consecutive times in the Republican Party.
Trump made the announcement at a time when he is held responsible for the lackluster performance of his sponsored candidates in the midterm elections a week ago.