Former President Donald Trump, whose lies about his reelection loss in 2020 precipitated an insurrectionist attack on the U.S. Capitol, said Tuesday he will make another run for the White House in 2024.
His announcement came only a week after a disappointing showing by Republicans — especially those who endorsed his false claims about 2020 — in the midterm elections.
In a speech from his Florida resort, Trump framed the two years since President Joe Biden defeated him as beset by a series of disasters related to the economy, energy, immigration and foreign policy.
“Under our leadership, we were a great and glorious nation,” he said. “Now we are a nation in decline. We are a failing nation.”
Appearing to vacillate between written remarks and extensive ad-libs, Trump did not revive his false claims about the 2020 election, instead criticizing Biden’s performance and raising general complaints about national Democrats and powerful political forces.
“In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” he said.
He filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission just before taking the stage Tuesday night to declare his candidacy.
Trump cast doubts in his remarks about the country’s election systems, raising objections to how long it has taken to count ballots in the Nov. 8 election and calling for paper ballots to be used exclusively as a supposed deterrent to fraud.
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