Posted on 05/12/2021 3:49:39 AM PDT by Kaslin
Recently, former President Donald Trump and people around him have been dropping more and more hints that he will run for president in 2024.
"I look forward to doing an announcement at the right time," Trump told conservative talk show host Candace Owens. "As you know, it's very early. But I think people are going to be very, very happy when I make a certain announcement." Trump added that "for campaign finance reasons" he cannot make an announcement now. "Otherwise, I think I'd give you an answer that you'd be very happy with," Trump continued. "So we're looking at that very, very seriously. All I'd say is: Stay tuned."
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows offered more details in a recent interview with Fox Business. Asked specifically whether, if Trump decides to run for president, he would announce before the 2022 midterms, Meadows said, "If I had to lay a wager on whether he announces for president before 2022, I would place money on that bet," Meadows said. "And I can tell you based on my conversations with him, he would be an overwhelming success to make sure that he cleared the field where there would be no legitimate primary."
Finally, Axios reported that "sources who've spoken to the former president in recent weeks say he's missing being at the center of the political universe and may not be able to resist running again."
One thing is certain: TrumpWorld is hitting on all cylinders when it comes to teasing a 2024 run. But stay skeptical. The former president is a showman from way back, and just because he is working hard to keep interest in his political plans high does not mean that he will actually pull the trigger and run for the White House again.
For one thing, Trump will be 78 years old in 2024. If you think Joe Biden, who is 78 now, is too old to begin a presidential term that will not end until he is 82 -- then the same will apply to Trump.
For another thing, there is a robust field of Republicans preparing to run. Ron DeSantis, Mike Pompeo, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Tom Cotton, Josh Hawley, Kristi Noem and several other possible candidates -- put them together and that is a strong group of contenders, all of whom will run on some theme of incorporating Trump's achievements into a new kind of Republican platform.
Meadows' remark that Trump will "make sure that he cleared the field" to prevent any sort of "legitimate primary" indicates that Trump believes he has to scare all those candidates out of running. But not all will be easily scared. Many will suspect Trump is bluffing to keep interest in himself -- and donations to his political organization -- sky-high. They'll want to be in a strong position when Trump finally has to concede he's not running.
Finally -- and most important -- there are the voters. It's guaranteed that Trump will lead all polls of the GOP field. He's the most famous Republican on the planet. But the Republican Party will be divided between those voters who will support Trump under absolutely any circumstances and those voters who appreciate Trump's accomplishments in office and the changes he brought to the GOP, but at the same time believe it is time for something new. (The NeverTrump faction inside the GOP will, as usual, attract an inordinate share of media attention but remain tiny.)
For one thing, Trump will be 78 years old in 2024. If you think Joe Biden, who is 78 now, is too old to begin a presidential term that will not end until he is 82 -- then the same will apply to Trump.
For another thing, there is a robust field of Republicans preparing to run. Ron DeSantis, Mike Pompeo, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Tom Cotton, Josh Hawley, Kristi Noem and several other possible candidates -- put them together and that is a strong group of contenders, all of whom will run on some theme of incorporating Trump's achievements into a new kind of Republican platform.
Meadows' remark that Trump will "make sure that he cleared the field" to prevent any sort of "legitimate primary" indicates that Trump believes he has to scare all those candidates out of running. But not all will be easily scared. Many will suspect Trump is bluffing to keep interest in himself -- and donations to his political organization -- sky-high. They'll want to be in a strong position when Trump finally has to concede he's not running.
Finally -- and most important -- there are the voters. It's guaranteed that Trump will lead all polls of the GOP field. He's the most famous Republican on the planet. But the Republican Party will be divided between those voters who will support Trump under absolutely any circumstances and those voters who appreciate Trump's accomplishments in office and the changes he brought to the GOP, but at the same time believe it is time for something new. (The NeverTrump faction inside the GOP will, as usual, attract an inordinate share of media attention but remain tiny.)
..stolen from We the People...
“former President Donald Trump and...”
When did he or anyone in his gang of propagandists ever use the term “‘former’ president Obama”, or, for that matter, “‘former’ Vice President Biden” on the campaign trail? To the point of distraction. ‘VP Biden ‘,
Does Byron York have any clue that he loses all credibility in the first part of the first Sentence?
Most of the GOP and the supposedly fair and balanced media hate Trump. Well most of his supporters run around saying they don’t like him. But they do like him. Tgey vote for home tge go to his rallies and they miss him. They want him back
Byron York is talking to whom? Liberals? Fox doesn’t get that being fox liberals won’t read or watch them. Ever. There’s only a handful of fox viewers who hate trump as much as fox contributors
They’ll never get it
I do believe it was stolen.
I didn't hear anyone say 78 is too old for someone to run.
The issue with Biden was not that he was 78 years old.
The problem was (and is) that he was (and is) a compromised 78 year old, senile, corrupt, and unaware.
Well, Byron York is another one who lets people know who he is, if they didn't already.
The duplicated text is annoying.
Can post be pulled and reposted?
We need a stable of fighters.
DeSantis has many strengths but the Florida unemployment payout issue will be raised.
Florida was not alone in having unemployment claim problems - California had even worse unemployment claim problems.
“I do believe it was stolen.”
There was widespread & substantial voting fraud, mainly because it was so easy to do and so difficult to prove, but I hold the opinion that it was not critical to Biden’s victory.
If Trump campaigns from his basement, with no rallies and can’t read a teleprompter nor go off script during a speech, then I will say that he’s too old, but if Trump is still Trump, 78 is just a number.
I apologize. It’s my keyboard
Did you read this statement before you posted it?
If you did, stop drinking the Bloody Marys this early in the morning.
If that is really your conclusion after the first part, then your opinions are as worthless as teats on a boar hog.
Stop embarrassing your self with asinine verbiage.
If your home page is not one of sarcasm, then you are truly too stupid to continue to post any replies on FR.
I've never read anything like your home page, it is beyond belief.
Ditto
It’s funny that Byron thinks a Cotton or Haley would be a strong candidate in today’s Republican Presidential Primary.
Not only do I disagree with the last part of your statement, it is inconsistent with the rest of the statement.
If the Democrat fraud was not critical to Biden's victory, then it was not "substantial".
Why is Townhall publishing garbage all of a sudden?
Byron York is a never Trump moron.
And Hitler's holocaust against Jews did not happen either. Are you drunk?
another Ditto
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