INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Donald Trump, who has mounted relentless attacks on the integrity of U.S
voting since his 2020 election defeat, on Tuesday launched a bid to regain the presidency in 2024, aiming to pre-empt potential Republican
rivals.Seeking a potential rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump made his announcement at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida a
week after midterm elections in which Republicans failed to win as many seats in Congress as they had hoped, Reuters reported.In a speech
lasting little more than an hour, Trump spoke to hundreds of supporters in a ballroom decorated with chandeliers and lined with American
flags.&In order to make America great again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,& Trump said to the
phone-waving crowd, which included family members, donors and former staffers.Trump steered clear of the name-calling that has marked other
public appearances, opting instead for a critique of Biden&s presidency and a review of what Trump said were the policy achievements of his
own time in office.&Two years ago we were a great nation and soon we will be a great nation again,& he said.Trump laid out familiar dark
themes from his playbook, denouncing migrants & &We&re being poisoned& & and portraying American cities as crime-ridden &cesspools of
blood.&He said he would push for the death penalty for drug dealers and rehire members of the military who had been dismissed for refusing
to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Reuters reported.Although he assailed the U.S
election process, Trump did not use his speech to revive his false claims of massive voter fraud in 2020 and did not mention the violent
attempt by his supporters on Jan
6, 2021, to prevent Congress from certifying Biden&s victory.On a trip to Indonesia, Biden said ¬ really& when asked if he had a reaction
On Twitter, he posted a video criticizing Trump&s record in office.There is a long road ahead before the Republican nominee is formally
selected in the summer of 2024, with the first state-level contests more than a year away.Trump&s announcement comes earlier than usual even
in a country known for protracted presidential campaigns, and signals his interest in discouraging other possible contenders such as Florida
Governor Ron DeSantis or his own former vice president, Mike Pence, from making a bid for the Republican Party&s nomination.The post Trump
presidential run, getting jump on rivals first appeared on Ariana News.
