Posted on 11/14/2022 5:40:08 PM PST by conservative98
A trio of longtime Republican operatives will lead Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, which the former president is set to announce Tuesday evening in the ballroom of his private Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., according to five people familiar with the staffing decisions.
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The top advisers include Chris LaCivita, a longtime Republican strategist who is directing a super PAC tied to Trump, and Susie Wiles, a Florida-based political consultant who helped Trump win the state in his previous two presidential bids and has led his political operation for the past 18 months.
LaCivita is expected to take the leading role, but practically speaking duties will likely be split between him and Wiles, a top campaign adviser said. The group of top advisers also includes Brian Jack, who served as a senior political aide in the White House and has advised Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) since 2021.
A spokesman did not respond to phone calls seeking comment. Taylor Budowich, Trump’s current spokesman, will move to leading an outside super PAC, Make America Great Again Inc.
Trump — who on Truth Social on Monday wrote that he hopes Tuesday will be “one of the most important days in the history of our country” — is building an operation full of familiar faces with whom the former president, long distrustful of Washington insiders, is comfortable.
The former president has told aides he is eager for this campaign to resemble his 2016 effort, the top campaign adviser said.
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Yes I’m sure Kevin McCarthy is one of Trump’s closest advisors. 😄
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