He is counting on other Republican hopefuls dropping any bids for the nomination….
The ex-President is facing a LOT of legal headwind ‘s and slide in his approval among his parties supporters….
But?
He IS still in first place in polling for the 2024 Republican Presidential nomination….
Former President Donald Trump said he will “probably” wait until after next year’s midterm elections to announce whether he will run for president in 2024.
“I think a lot of people will be very happy, frankly, with the decision,” Trump told Fox News in an interview published Monday.
Asked about the pack of other Republicans who have been the subject of speculation about a 2024 White House run — including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley — Trump noted that many of the GOP hopefuls have already said they will defer to his decision on whether to run for president….
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Even after losing his reelection bid last year and inciting a deadly riot at the Capitol where his supporters sought to overturn the presidential election’s results, the former president remains the center of gravity for Republican politics nationwide and wields immense influence within the party. Of the small handful of GOP lawmakers to publicly break with Trump, several have faced significant blowback from within the party….
“He is counting on other Republicans hopefuls dropping any bids for the nomination.”
On the contrary the other so called “hopefuls” are pretty much checkmated as to doing much more than showing their faces here and there until Trump makes an announcement of his intention.Very few Republicans of any stature are going to make any commitment,personal or financial , until they know what Trump is going to do.
Meanwhile ,Trump keeps playing with the would be candidates,refusing to talk with Nikki Haley, sending His stooge Roger Stone to threaten to run against Ron DeSantis, blasting Chris Christie, ignoring Mike Pence etc.
We are in new territory here with Trump.
In our lifetime there have been only two other one term Presidents,Jimmy Carter and George H Bush, and both retreated from the political world after their bids for re-election were rejected., the usual role of ex Presidents.
There have been a few exceptions of former Presidents trying to reclaim past glory,but,except for Grover Cleveland ,they have been unsuccessful.
Despite the modern view of Herbert Hoover as a failure as President and despite his defeat at the hands of FDR in 1932,there was support among Republicans to make Hoover the nominee in 1936 but it didn’t work out and the party turned to Alf Landon.
Teddy Roosevelt left the presidency to his friend William Howard Taft in 1908.Disgruntled at Tafts non progressive attitudes,TR tried to displace him as the Republican nominee in 1912.Rejected by the convention ,he led an unsuccessful third party movement.
Ulysses Grant tried to make a comeback in 1880 and ,while a leading candidate, the convention turned to a little known Congressman,James A Garfield.
So ,except for the example of Cleveland ,former Presidents trying to reclaim the mantle hasn’t worked out too well.
Trump?
Remains to be seen.
I should note that Gerald Ford ,who was appointed VP and succeeded Nixon upon his resignation and was defeated by Carter in 1976 ,was mentioned as a possible candidate in 1980 but never took any steps toward actually running
Good point Jack
In fact ‘The Donald’ has done absolutely
NOTHING in the vein of ex-President’s…z
It’s almost like showing ‘distain’ for the office he never respected in the first place…..
He has NEVER embraced the concept of the American Presidency…..