On the 15th local time, former US President Trump officially announced in Mar-a-Lago that he will participate in the 2024 US election .
But obviously, Trump, who announced his candidacy in advance, is facing many difficulties: internally, the party allies who fought side by side in the past turned against each other, and the party’s new stars were rising; externally, the right-wing media that had lost many financial supporters, and the right-wing media that once supported him also began to retort.
Trump's journey to return to White House seems to be full of thorns.
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Everyone was disappointed
"In order to protect our people from threats that nuclear weapons and hypersonic missile unimaginable", he will create a huge "nuclear weapon shield". This sounds quite sci-fi and is one of the few highlights on Trump's Mar-Lago speech on the day.
In addition, he repeated the old tune in his hour-long speech, insisting on calling the new coronavirus the "Chinese virus", falsely accusing China of affecting the 2020 US election, etc.
's boring speech discouraged many supporters. It was reported that before Trump's speech ended, many people began to leave. In the end, it was only because Trump's staff blocked the exit, so that the audience could not "escape".
The night Trump announced his candidacy. Source: National Review magazine
According to statistics, in this midterm election, although Republican won a majority in the House of Representatives with a slight advantage, they gained zero in the top ten "most expensive" campaign states.
The total campaign cost of the 2022 midterm elections is as high as US$16.7 billion, more than double the number in 2018. Disappointment from spending money to waste has spread across the Republican Party, and many people have begun to reconsider whether to nominate Trump as the 2024 presidential candidate.
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy believes that one of the reasons why the Republicans "perform poorly" in the midterm elections is Trump, and everyone needs to draw a line with it.
Trump's ally and Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley attached: "I think Trump should be criticized to a large extent, and the image of Republicans is problematic because of Trump."
Trump's old friend and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Relying on accusing Trump, he received a standing ovation at the summit of the Republican Governors Association this week.
When asked whether he supports Trump's campaign for president, House Republican leader McCarthy refused to make a statement.
Republican who was formerly the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan denounced Trump as a "drag" to the party, and said that anyone who "has not named Trump" can defeat Biden in 2024.
Trump and " Trumpism " are plaguing the Republican Party and becoming the core of uneasiness. In addition, the continuous rise of candidates such as Florida Governor DeSantis has also triggered speculation from senior Republican leaders whether it is possible to change a new candidate with charisma and vision to redefine the direction of the party's progress.
The financial backers turned against
The big financial backers of the Republican Party are already voting with their wallets. More and more Republican super donors are giving up their support for Trump in favor of Republican star like DeSantis.
One of the main Republican funders, Stephen Schwarzmin, CEO of private equity firm Blackstone , is one of them. He donated $3 million to the "America First Action" super political action committee that supports Trump in 2020. However, this year he said he no longer supports Trump.
"It's time for the Republican Party to turn to a new generation of leaders, and I plan to support one of them in the presidential primary." Schwarzmin said.
In 2019, in order to support Trump's re-election, Ronald Lauder, the son of the founder of Estee Lauder, , who donated nearly $100,000 to the Republican Party, also said that there is no plan to support Trump now.
"I don't give him a penny, most people I know think so, and dare not say it."Andy Sabin, a billionaire and metal tycoon who has donated $120,000 to Trump's 2020 campaign, said, "Trump has not helped my life in any way. Without him, my business is too good. "
US hedge fund rich man Ken Griffin expressed his boredom with Trump before the midterm elections. During this election, he provided about $60 million in political donations to multiple Republican candidates and campaigns. "For a series of reasons, I think it's time to move forward to the next generation of candidates." "
DeSantis, who won re-election by an overwhelming advantage last week, may pose the biggest threat to Trump. The latest poll from "Yuguan" shows that DeSantis's party support rate has exceeded Trump by 2 percentage points. Sabine donated $55,000 to the "DeSantis's Friend" Political Action Committee this year, and Griffin also provided $5 million for DeSantis' re-election for Florida governor this year.
Not only are the big money owners abandoning Trump, but the media that once supported Trump also showed signs of giving up him.
" New York Post " is Trump's favorite newspaper in his hometown, but after the midterm elections, mocking Trump as a "nova" on the front page and put the news at its highest At the bottom, the title is "Floridians announce". On the 16th, the media downgraded the news of Trump's campaign to the 26th edition of the newspaper.
Even Trump's speech on the 15th announced his candidacy for president was too monotonous. Even Fox News, which has always supported Trump, refused to broadcast the entire speech in less than half. In this way, commentators can praise Trump rather than let the audience hear his original words.
Tesla CEO Musk said before acquiring Twitter that he would "overturn" Twitter ban on Trump, "This is a mistake because it alienates a large part of the country and ultimately does not make Trump lose his voice. ”
However, under Musk's leadership, Twitter has been unable to restore Trump's account for a long time. Musk said that Trump's account will be handed over to the content review committee for review.
" Huffington Post " said that this is enough to prove how toxic Trump is.
(original title: "Trump is poisonous")
Source: Chang'an Street Governor
Process Editor: TF060
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