Former President Donald Trump told his circle of relatives that he had the option of running for president in 2024.
“Well, they love our country and hate to see what happens,” Trump said of former first-timer Melania Trump and her son Barron Trump.
“Barron is a young guy and Melania is a first woman who is actually loved,” the former president said. “They love our country, so I think they will do whatever they want if we go in that direction. . “
In an interview aired on Newsmax on Thursday, Trump was asked if he could simply make a Republican post of “Trump, [Ron] DeSantis. “
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“Well, I get along well with him,” Trump said of the Florida governor. “I was very guilty of his good fortune because I supported him and he went up like a rocket. “
DeSantis’ popularity among the registered Republican electorate continues to rise. A recent vote showed that about forty-five percent would vote for Trump compared to 36 percent who would lean toward DeSantis, the closest a challenger has come to the former president in a number one GOP vote. with a difference of just nine points.
Trump touted the good fortune of other mentions, adding the victories of Sen. Darren Bailey and Illinois Rep. Mary Miller in Wednesday’s Republican primary for governor and Congress.
The former president criticized Democrats’ rhetoric about who the left is up against.
“They like to say that,” Trump said. They take someone who’s doing well and say, “This is the one we want. It’s called disinformation. “
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As for November and ahead of the 2024 election, Trump said he believes the GoP will have “excellent candidates and very successful candidates. “
Trump added that he believes the Jan. 6 committee hearings were an effort by Democrats to prevent him from running for president again.