Following a long period of hints without an actual announcement, former US President Donald Trump finally declared on Tuesday that he will run for the 2024 American presidential elections as a Republican candidate.

“In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” Trump told his supporters that gathered at Mar-a-Lago.

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Trump led his announcement by listing his "accomplishments" during his presidential term, bashing the Biden administration and the "radical left" for the current economic state of the country, among other policies that to this day have remained highly controversial.

The former President told the crowd of Republicans present for the announcement that in order for the party to claim back the White House, the candidate cannot be "a politician or conventional candidate".

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“This will not be my campaign, this will be our campaign all together,” Trump added.

On the evening of former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign launch, the conservative Club for Growth issued a warning shot — and signaled that it may support his main adversary, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

POLITICO reported that the anti-tax organization, which was once a staunch Trump supporter but then ditched him, unmasked a polling memo on Monday that showed the former President trailing DeSantis by double digits in one-on-one matchups in Iowa and New Hampshire, the first two states on the GOP nominating calendar.

DeSantis also leads Trump by large proportions in Florida, his common home state, and Georgia, which will hold a runoff election for one of its Senate seats on December 6, as per the report.

The Club's decision to oppose Trump is part of a growing tide of discontent within the Republican Party.

It is worth noting that a number of party figures blamed Trump for Republicans' weaker-than-expected performance in the elections, suggesting that it's time to move on.

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