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Donald Trump has made his strongest suggestion yet that he will soon launch a third bid for the White House in 2024, telling a crowd of supporters in Ohio last night that he would make a “very big announcement” on November 15.
Speaking at a rally in Ohio on the eve of midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the next two years, Trump said: “We want nothing to detract from the importance of tomorrow.”
But he added that his “announcement” would come one week after the midterms, at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
“This incredible journey that we are on together has only just begun,” Trump, 76, said.
The former president was speaking on the eve of midterm elections that could prove highly significant for the legislative ambitions of the Biden…