At polling sites across the country, voters reacted to Trump's promise of a “very big announcement” — almost certainly of a third White House run — with a polarized mix of apprehension, disdain, relief and elation at the news.
Supporters of former president Donald Trump at a rally in Dayton, Ohio, on Nov. 7, 2022. That was the takeaway from Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that he would be making a “very big announcement” — almost certainly of a third White House run — next week at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Florida.
At polling sites across the country, voters Tuesday reacted with a polarized mix of apprehension, disdain, relief and elation at the news. Rick Lombardo, a member of the Democratic State Committee in the Wissinoming section of northeast Philadelphia, said part of him would be indifferent to an announcement that Trump was running again. But he also argued that Trump had damaged the country.
Trump has long teased a potential third campaign for president. At recent rallies for Republican candidates in heated battleground races, he has spent much of his time talking up his achievements as president, painting a picture of a nation in chaos since he left office and denouncing the handful of investigations now underway against him.
Amid this landscape, some advisers urged the former president to wait on announcing his run until after Tuesday’s election. Other Republicans have expressed support for other potential presidential contenders, including Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and former Vice President Mike Pence.
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