Teasing a run for president now works to Trump’s advantage. It freezes the long list of 2024 GOP hopefuls and inhibits their ability to build out a campaign apparatus while allowing him to continue raking in donations (although notably, his leadership PAC cannot use more than $10,000 total for a presidential run). It also gives Trump the opportunity to call investigations into him and businesses
pure politics and build up anticipation among his die-hard supporters.
For now, it’s unlikely Trump makes any official announcements before the 2022 midterms, multiple people close to Trump said.
When asked about his “99 to 100 percent” level of confidence that Trump will run, Miller made sure to stress in an interview that Trump has made no final decision.
“President Trump doesn’t do misdirection, he wears it on his sleeve,”
The former president is signaling a heightened interest in a rematch with Joe Biden — and laying the necessary groundwork.
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