Former President Donald Trump announces a White House bid for 2024

Former President Donald Trump, aiming to become only the second commander-in-chief ever elected to two nonconsecutive terms,

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announced Tuesday night that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.

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“In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,”

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Trump told a crowd gathered at Mar-a-Lago, his waterfront estate in Florida, where his campaign will be headquartered.

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Surrounded by allies, advisers, and conservative influencers, Trump delivered a relatively subdued speech, rife with spurious and exaggerated claims about his four years in office.

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Despite a historically divisive presidency and his own role in inciting an attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, Trump aimed to evoke nostalgia for his time in office,

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frequently contrasting his first-term accomplishments with the Biden administration’s policies and the current economic climate.

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