Donald Trump is set to make his long-awaited “big announcement” on Tuesday night. He is expected to announce his intention to run for the presidency once again.
He has repeatedly hinted that another bid was on the table – and said before the US midterm elections that he would “very, very, very, likely” run again.
It was confirmed last week that he would make a “special announcement” at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. He is expected to speak later Tuesday evening.
It comes after what was widely regarded as a disappointing midterm result for Republicans and Trump. Many of the candidates he supported failed to win over voters.
Meanwhile, Ron DeSantis, a potential challenger to the Republican nominee for president, won a landslide victory for a second term as Florida governor. But is Trump going to announce he’s running, what will he say — and how will people watch it? This is what you need to know.
Is Trump going to be a presidential candidate?
He thinks he does. He is definitely laying the groundwork for the announcement that he will. According to The Independent Report, Trump adviser Jason Miller told former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon on Friday that he had spoken with Trump and that he plans to run for president in 2024. race
He said: “President Trump is announcing on Tuesday that he’s running for president. And it’s going to be a very professional, very buttoned-up announcement.”
Trump himself said on his TruthSocial platform – where he has more than four million followers – on Tuesday: “Hopefully today will be one of the most important days in the history of our country.” On Tuesday morning the platform was flooded with pro-Trump posts with pictures of Trump in support of him with slogans like “America is calling, they want their president back.” While others described Trump as the G.O.A.T (Greatest of All Time).
It comes as Trump’s former vice president also looks likely to launch a presidential bid. Mike Pence told ABC that he was running for president in 2024 for “prayerful consideration.” Pence, whose book So Help Me God has just been published, has blamed Trump for endangering his family “and everyone who served in the Capitol” during the Jan. 6 riots in a new memoir.
Pence’s book is the first account in his own words of the Republican former president’s extraordinary efforts to push him to overturn the 2020 election results.
Although it largely defends Trump, glossing over and whitewashing many of his controversial episodes, it clarifies that January 6, 2021 was a breaking point in which Trump’s “reckless words put my family and everyone who served in the Capitol at risk. We have had a close relationship for four years.” Theo. It didn’t end well,” he wrote.
What time does he speak?
Trump’s announcement is expected at 9pm EST – which is 2am on Wednesday in the UK. It is reported that more than 250 cameras have requested access to the program with major networks expected to cover it.
How can I Watch?
Networks like NBC, CNN, CBS and ABC are said to cover it. While cable network C-SPAN has created an online streaming link for the show. Many outlets will also stream the event on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.