Former President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would have a “very big announcement” on November 15.
Trump was in Ohio rallying for J.D. Vance and other Republican candidates on the eve of the midterm elections.
“I’m going to be making a very big announcement on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida,” Trump said. “We want nothing to distract from the importance of tomorrow.”
TRUMP: “I’m going to be making a very big announcement on Tuesday, November 15th at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.”
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While Trump did not give any indication of what the announcement would be about, he has long been hinting that he does intend to run for the presidency in 2024.
The Hill reports, “two sources familiar with talks said that Trump had been in discussions with some aides about potentially announcing a 2024 presidential bid at the Ohio rally. But the former president did not formally announce his candidacy later that evening and did not reveal the details of what would be announced next week or why it would be on that day.”
The hints about Trump’s 2024 ambitions ramped up even more over the last week.
On Sunday evening, Trump told a rally crowd in Florida that “I will probably have to do it again but stay tuned,” referring to another White House bid.
“Stay tuned to tomorrow night in the great state of Ohio,” he added.
His statement led to many anxiously watching the rally hoping he would make his re-election campaign official.
Of course, that did not happen.
While speaking at another rally in Iowa on Thursday, Trump had also teased a potential campaign, telling supporters that he will “very, very probably do it again, OK?”
“Get ready. That’s all I’m telling you. Very soon. Get ready. Get ready,” he added.
The tone echoed a speech Trump gave in February at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), during which he said that he had already “won twice” and that he will be doing it again for a “third time.”
“We did it twice, and we’ll do it again. We’re going to be doing it again a third time,” Trump said to massive applause. “November 2024 they will find out like never before.”
The Justice Department has said that there is no evidence of voter fraud that could have changed the outcome of the 2020 election.
