Who’s next? Republicans who might go up against Trump in 2024
by Martin Pengelly in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#65W9G)
The former president is running again but the GOP midterm meltdown has changed the primary landscape
Donald Trump's announcement of a third White House run does not only pose serious questions for the country he divided against itself during his defeat of Hillary Clinton, his four chaotic years in power, his rancorous defeat by Joe Biden and his incitement of the January 6 insurrection.
Trump's entrance into the race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 poses existential questions for the Republican party itself. Since last week's midterm elections failed to produce an expected red wave", leaving the Senate in Democratic hands and the House barely under GOP control, the primary landscape has shifted.
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