Donald Trump admitted that he could run again for the presidency of the United States in 2024.

He announced this during a Christmas reception for members of the National Committee of the Republican Party. 

“It's been an amazing four years.

And we're trying to turn them into eight.

Otherwise, I'll see you in four years, "Politico quoted the president as saying that this statement was greeted with cheers.

Trump also hinted at the continuation of political activity on his Twitter.

Thank you!

A lot of Senators and House Members are very happy that I came along.

Think I'll stick around for awhile!

https://t.co/stOYWuAJ13

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 1, 2020

"Thanks!

Many senators and members of the House of Representatives are very happy that I became president.

I think I'll stay a little longer! "

- this is how Trump responded to a tweet from one of the users that "he is the most popular Republican in history."

The American media note that in this way Trump again indirectly admitted that Joe Biden could take the presidency, despite the fact that the Republican himself and his campaign headquarters refuse to officially recognize the results of the past elections.

The election of the head of state in the United States was held on November 3.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, a record number of voters voted early and by mail.

The vote count dragged on for several days. 

After the preliminary results of Joe Biden scored 270 votes from the electoral college, the American media announced him the winner.

In turn, Donald Trump refused to recognize the results of the vote and announced a large number of falsifications and violations. 

Trump's lawyers are trying to challenge the results of voting in "key" states in courts of various instances.

However, this has not yet yielded any meaningful results.

Despite the refusal to recognize the election results,

Donald Trump on November 24 ordered the US General Services Administration and his team to begin the transfer of power to Joe Biden.

Road to re-election

Trump's remark at a GOP reception was the first public confirmation of his 2024 re-election plans.

Prior to that, the American media, citing anonymous representatives of Trump's entourage, reported his intention to again participate in the presidential election.

Thus, the New York Times newspaper wrote in November that Donald Trump had informed his advisers that he would announce his nomination in the next election immediately after Joe Biden was declared the winner.

In turn, The Daily Beast reported that Trump will announce a re-nomination right on the day of Biden's inauguration.

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In addition, in early November, the possibility of such a scenario was announced by Mick Mulvaney, former and.

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chief of staff of the White House.

He did not rule out that Trump will run in 2024, and stressed that the billionaire will definitely remain in politics.

Some Republican politicians have already openly supported Trump's intention to run for election in 2024.

For example, the former governor of the "key" state of Florida, chairman of the Republican National Committee in the Senate Rick Scott said that it would be "excellent."

“Looks like we have four years ahead of us with Joe Biden.

During this period, he will raise taxes and destroy the country's economy, ”said Scott.

Thus, one of the main functionaries of the Republican Party for the first time since election day openly acknowledged Biden's victory.

At the same time, Scott noted that Biden's unpopular presidency will allow the "party of elephants" to triumphantly return to power in the future.

“I think 2024 will be a great year for Republicans, just like 2022,” the politician said.

The American media believe that Trump's re-nomination will effectively freeze the intentions of other politicians to run for US President from the Republican Party.

Recall that there is a similar precedent in the political history of the United States: Grover Cleveland was twice elected head of state with a break of four years.

He was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States.

Retention of influence

Donald Trump intends to maintain his political influence even if he has to leave the White House, the media noted.

For this, he recruits supporters and prepares funds to support his activities.

CNN reported that Trump has raised more than $ 170 million in donations to pay legal costs to challenge the election results in courts. 

Much of that money goes to Save America, a political committee formed by Trump in November.

Such a fund will allow Trump to support the election campaigns of various Republican candidates and fund his own events, CNN notes.

In addition, in mid-November, The Wall Street Journal reported that the investment firm Hicks Equity Partners, affiliated with the National Committee of the Republican Party, was allegedly negotiating with the management of the conservative television channel Newsmax TV to sell the resource.

The media began to grow in popularity after the Republican-oriented television channel Fox News disagreed with the president's allegations of electoral irregularities.

However, the head of Newsmax Chris Ruddy denied rumors about the sale of his portal, while not excluding the possibility that Donald Trump will have his own exclusive program on the channel.

According to the director of the Franklin Roosevelt Foundation for the Study of the United States at Moscow State University, Yuri Rogulev, Trump managed to create a political platform that will allow him to once again apply for the presidency of the United States.

“During the time Trump was in power, he became 'his' for many politicians, he has formed a solid circle of supporters in the party.

Although at first he had many opponents who did not agree with his proposals, for example, regarding Obama's health care reform.

In addition, the Republican Party did not suffer from his actions, which was demonstrated, for example, by the congressional elections, as well as the gubernatorial elections, ”the political scientist noted.

Donald Trump has become a political phenomenon in itself, so even after he leaves the presidency, "Trumpism" will remain and will live in the Republican Party, Yuri Rogulev added.

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American political scientist Dmitry Drobnitsky believes that when making statements about plans for 2024, the US President understands that a significant part of the electorate is personally more loyal to him than to the party itself, which he nominally represents.

“The past elections demonstrated the popularity of Trump and his ideas, as well as the fact that Republican and independent voters associate themselves with Trump rather than with the party.

Today there is a unique situation in which the Republican Party depends on its leader more than Trump depends on it, ”the expert emphasized.

It is not known whether Trump is going to stay in politics, but this political agenda will continue to be exploited in the Republican Party in order to maintain the viability of its ideology, Dmitry Drobnitsky said.

"Trumpism" as an ideology will live for a long time, it has a future, since there is a foundation and voters.

If Trump finds himself in opposition, he will have certain kinds of opportunities.

But it is not known whether he will be able to survive in another new thing for himself, because it depends on many factors, ”the political scientist concluded.