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Former President Donald Trump’s top aides have been eyeing the third week of November as an ideal launching point for his 2024 presidential campaign, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
Two sources said Trump’s team has specifically discussed Nov. 14 as a possible announcement date, which would come less than a week after the midterm elections and just days after the president’s youngest daughter former president, Tiffany, married at his Mar-a-Lago estate. .
This person cautioned that no date has been set and that Trump could move his desired announcement date forward, or push it back, depending on how Republicans fare in Tuesday’s election and the availability of seats.
Several of his key lieutenants have advised Trump to launch his third presidential campaign from one of the battleground states he narrowly lost to Joe Biden in 2020, according to a person familiar with the talks, although others ‘have encouraged to remain in Florida. where he remains very popular with Republican voters in the state.
Taylor Budowich, a spokesman for Trump, declined to comment to CNN about the impending announcement.
The former president has long eyed the post-midterm period before Thanksgiving as an ideal announcement schedule for his next policy act, hoping to capitalize on what he and his allies believe which will be a red wave for the GOP next Tuesday. At a rally in Iowa on Thursday, Trump told the audience to “get ready” for his return to the presidential campaign trail, noting that he is “very, very, very likely to do it again,” referring to his candidacy for the White House.
News of Trump’s potential announcement was first reported by Axios on Nov. 14.
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