n a press conference before an audience of supporters at his Mar-a-Lago club on Tuesday evening, former President Donald Trump announced his intention to run for president in 2024, kicking off the next campaign cycle just one week after the 2022 midterms.
Surrounded by American flags and flanked by giant signs emblazoned with his 2016 slogan "Make America Great Again" that's become synonymous with the political movement he sparked, Trump declared "America's comeback starts right now."
"In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for President of the United States," Trump said.
"We are a nation in decline, we are a failing nation," Trump said of the trajectory of the country since Biden took office.