On Sunday (Jan. 24), former acting U.S. Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell told the media that former President Donald Trump (Trump) has said more than once that he wants to run for president of the United States again in the future.
“Let’s make no mistake about it, Donald Trump is still the leader of the Republican Party and he’s still the most popular politician.” He has told me personally many times that he does want to run for president again,” Grenell told U.S. conservative media outlet Newsmax on Sunday. So we’ll see if that’s true and how that happens; I think we still have a long way to go.”
Grenell said that according to current polls, Trump is still popular among Republican voters, which is one of the reasons why he should not try to start a new party. He believes that Trump should run again as a “Republican”.
In his first comments since leaving office, Trump reportedly told reporters last week that he would make a comeback in some way, but did not elaborate. On the day his successor was sworn in, Trump told supporters, “We’re going to be back in some form.”
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump addresses supporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Jan. 20, 2021.
Earlier this month, Jason Miller, another former Trump adviser, said the president will participate in the 2022 midterm elections.
“President Trump will make sure we take back the House in 2022.” Miller said on former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s “War Room” show, “He’s got a ton of money. He has the loudest name. He’s going to get it done.”
Some Republican lawmakers also praised Trump’s ability to solidify and increase Republican voter numbers.
“This president has brought a lot of great success, he’s brought people to the party that weren’t engaged before, and he should continue to be engaged in that way.” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) recently told the media, “I think President Trump has that ability to come in and continue to lead the Republican Party and bring this party together.”
After the Capitol Hill incident on Jan. 6, the House of Representatives, led by Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), initiated a second impeachment against Trump and passed the impeachment motion on Jan. 13. The Senate decided to hear the case from Feb. 8.
Pelosi has publicly told the media that the impeachment was launched again just days before President Trump was due to leave office in order to “disqualify him from holding public office again”.
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