People familiar with the matter recently revealed to the US media that former US President Trump 's senior aides have always regarded the third week of November as an ideal time for Trump to launch his 2024 presidential campaign, and he may officially announce his candidacy on November 14.
According to CNN (CNN) on November 4, one of the sources said that the Trump team specifically discussed the date of formally announcing Trump's participation in the 2024 election. By then, less than a week has passed in the US midterm elections on November 8, and Trump's youngest daughter, Tiffany Trump, has also married at Mar-a-Lago.
Former President Donald Trump delivered the closest speech to confirm his plan to participate in the 2024 presidential campaign Thursday night in Iowa , a move that ignited his supporters.
"Now, in order to make our country successful, safe and glorious, I'm very, very, very likely to do it again, okay," Trump told attendees at the Sioux City rally.
"Very, very, very, very possible-very, very, very likely," he repeated. According to Des Moines Register, he stopped and listened to the loudest cheers of the night and "Trump!" Trump!"
The state's main daily observed that at the wind-blown Sioux Gateway Airport, fewer people participated in Trump's previous events in Iowa. Nominally, Gov. Kim Reynolds and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley were the protagonists of the rally. Grassley will be with Democrat and retired Lieutenant General Franken (Mike) Franken has launched the most fierce competition in years.
While Trump held a rally in Sioux City, Franken held an event on Des Moines . Franken reportedly admitted that he was "probably secondary" in terms of media coverage. Polls conducted in Iowa in October by
Des Moines Register and Mediacom in Iowa showed Franken was only 3 percentage points behind Grassley with a 46% approval rating to 43%, and fundraising has also kept pace.
Get ready. That's what I'm going to tell you. Soon. Get ready," Trump told Sioux City audiences, who then shared a video on a Trump-centric truth social platform.
As for him joking that it will be announced "soon", assistants said it may be announced as early as next week after the midterm elections ended. According to Axios, his core team has been discussing a possible release date on November 14. According to CNN, Trump and his team are considering making a statement in the third week of November.