Former* President Donald Trump is speaking at a closed-door GOP event on Saturday, and in the prepared remarks obtained by the AP, Trump’s speech has some VERY interesting phrasing when it comes to the 2024 Presidential election.
“In 2024, a Republican candidate is going to win the White House,” the line reads.
A. Republican. Candidate.
You might could say that’s just a prudent and non-specific way of saying something so as not to cause a stir. But Trump is one deliberate dude, and him NOT saying, even in a joking way, that it will be his name on the ticket… that’s saying a lot actually. It’s opening the door.
AND GUESS WHO JUST HAPPENS TO ALSO BE SPEAKING AT THE SAME EVENT TONIGHT?
That’s right, Gov. Ron DeSantis, who Trump was praising just in the last week.
From the AP:
“We are gathered tonight to talk about the future of the Republican Party — and what we must do to set our candidates on a course to victory,” Trump says in prepared remarks. “I stand before you this evening filled with confidence that in 2022, we are going to take back the House and we are going to reclaim the Senate — and then in 2024, a Republican candidate is going to win the White House.”
From Newsmax:
“We are gathered tonight to talk about the future of the Republican Party — and what we must do to set our candidates on a course to victory,” Trump says in prepared remarks. “I stand before you this evening filled with confidence that in 2022, we are going to take back the House and we are going to reclaim the Senate — and then in 2024, a Republican candidate is going to win the White House.”
The former president will deliver his remarks behind closed doors at his Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago, in the final address of the Republican National Committee’s weekend donor summit in Palm Beach. Most of the RNC’s invitation-only weekend gathering was set at a luxury hotel four miles away, but attendees were bused to Trump’s club for his remarks.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to address donors Saturday night as well. Earlier in the weekend, a slew of candidates already positioning themselves for a 2024 presidential run made appearances. Besides DeSantis, the potential White House contenders included South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio of Florida and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina also spoke.
I don’t want to get my hopes too high, but the idea of Trump freed from the White House, with his financial arsenal at full capacity, and Ron DeSantis in the Oval … I mean that could be the thing that saves this sinking Republic.
via therightscoop