Is Trump already running for 2024?
by Rob Crilly, White House Correspondent
November 20, 2020 06:30 AMCrackdowns on China, drilling in Alaska, Senate confirmations, a push against illegal immigration, a string of personnel moves, troop withdrawals, and a victory lap on coronavirus treatments and vaccines. President Trump may not have conceded defeat, but a slew of anticipated executive orders and actions suggest he is not just trying to box in President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration but pile up achievements that can lay the basis for a 2024 run, according to insiders.
A former senior administration official said the flurry showed not just a White House working despite election turmoil, but an effort to cement a notion of Trumpism in the minds of voters.
“I think that this is central to Trump being both conservative and populist,†he said. “It’s to solidify his status with the Republican Party as a new conservative.â€
Even as he publicly cries foul over election results, Trump is said to be plotting his course privately after he leaves office. His allies are exploring buying a media company, while Trump has raised the prospect of running again in 2024 in conversation with visitors to the Oval Office, according to several sources familiar with the exchanges.
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