Aides were counseling the former president to delay the announcement as other Republicans feared his involvement in a December Senate runoff in Georgia.
Author: Isaac Arnsdorf
Trump absorbs GOP losses, while DeSantis glows with landslide victory
The former president and Florida’s Republican governor experienced two very different election nights.
Trump spooks GOP with talk of presidential launch on eve of vote
Top Republicans spent the day before the election trying to talk Trump out of announcing before the midterms for fear of mobilizing Democrats.
Trump speeches use dozens of lies, exaggerations to draw contrast with Biden
The former president’s rally script centers on juxtaposing conditions two years ago with now, relying on misrepresentations of both.
Trump hasn’t announced a 2024 bid. But he’s acting like he’s running.
The former president is holding a rally in Iowa and taking swipes at likely primary rivals, while his super PAC is running ads attacking Biden.
New class of combative MAGA candidates poised to roil House GOP
Hard-line Republican gains in Congress could elevate demands for impeachment, investigations and a debt ceiling showdown.
Election denier Mark Finchem’s sleeper campaign closes in on MAGA prize
The Oath Keeper hoping to run Arizona’s elections is getting outspent almost 50-to-1 and makes few press campaign appearances. He still might pull it off.
Trump’s rally schedule slows as GOP sees narrowing demand for his help
Former president Donald Trump isn’t expected to return to some key battlegrounds as other surrogates abound and his rallies don’t draw the crowds he used to do.
GOP hopefuls stump for election deniers despite distancing from Trump lies
Mike Pence, Nikki Haley and others who have rejected the former president’s false claims about the 2020 election are still backing candidates who promote them.
How the ‘Never Trump’ movement became ‘Never Trumpism’
Some disaffected Republican politicians, strategists and donors are working to peel away voters from the party’s Trump-inspired nominees in close races.