Trump announces presidential campaign for 2024
On Nov. 15, 2022, Former President Donald Trump announced his campaign for a second non-consecutive presidential term during his speech at Mar-a-Lago, his private estate and club in Palm Beach, Florida. During this speech, Trump spoke about his history in office and his intent to improve America. He had reportedly been considering running for the 2024 presidency after his loss in 2020 to President Joe Biden, when he had attempted to overturn the results.
Trump still supports his claim that the results of the 2020 election were skewed due to widespread voter fraud and systemic irregularities. In the 2020 election, He lost his re-election to Biden with 232 electoral votes while Biden had 306 electoral votes. Trump is also still firm on his belief that voters should be restricted to paper ballots and early voting should be terminated in order to get rid of fraudulent elections.
On Dec. 3, 2023, Trump called for the termination of the US Constitution in order to overturn the election results of 2020 and reinstate himself as president. In a post on the social network Truth Social, Trump claimed that the 2020 election was fraudulent and opposed the Constitution.
On Jan 6, 2021, after Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential election, a mob of his supporters stormed the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol released their full report on Dec. 22, 2022. The report determines that Trump was engaged in a plan to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, and did not prevent his supporters from attacking. The 18 month investigation asserted that Trump’s efforts to overturn his loss influenced the violence of his followers on Jan. 6.
Biden has not yet announced his official campaign to run for re-election in the 2024 election. However Ron DeSantis, Republican gov. of Florida, has been encouraged to enter the Republican presidential contest due to his increasing popularity.
