

Some Republicans, consisting mostly of Trump loyalists, welcomed the campaign, while others (including most Republican elected officials) opposed it, viewing Trump as a weak and beatable candidate who had lost the Republicans the past several election cycles. Some Democrats warily welcomed the campaign, viewing Trump as beatable, while others opposed it, citing negative effects it could have on U.S. His announcement received wide media coverage and a mixed response from both Democrats and Republicans. Īfter months of speculation, Trump announced his candidacy for president in a Novemspeech to supporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

In the week of November 9, 2020, Trump indicated to Republican Party senator Kevin Cramer: "If this doesn't work out, I'll just run again in four years." In December 2021, CNN reported that "Trump's wait-and-see approach to the 2024 election has frozen the next Republican presidential primary", with potential challengers keeping their heads down while awaiting Trump's official decision on the matter. presidential election to Democratic Party challenger Joe Biden. Trump reportedly had been considering a 2024 presidential run immediately after his loss in the 2020 U.S. Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, announced his campaign for a non-consecutive second presidential term in a speech at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on November 15, 2022.
