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Trump is reportedly telling people ‘I’m running’ and wanted to announce his 2024 campaign in August

By Brigid Kennedy, The Week

As a highly-speculated 2024 presidential campaign continues to gain steam, former President Donald Trump is reportedly “constantly” telling people “I’m running,” and was actually talked out of announcing his candidacy in August, The Washington Post reports.

At first emboldened by the upheaval in Afghanistan, Trump was cautioned against right away sharing his 2024 plans so as to not force “a reshuffling of his newly formed fundraising apparatus” or “complicate his ability to appear on broadcast television without triggering equal time rules,” writes the Post, according to people familiar with the discussions. Advisers were also concerned Democrats could also use Trump’s candidacy to their advantage during the midterms, and argued the ex-president “could be more effective electing like-minded Republicans next year if he was not an official candidate himself.”

“The biggest point we drove home was that he doesn’t want to own the midterms if we don’t win back the House or Senate,” said one individual.

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