Can you see former USA president Donald Trump as a new president in 2024? the answer is probably yes...

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Edited by |PAUL MITCHEL
politics section-CJ journalist
28 Feb.2023 - WASHINGTON-USA

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A new victory for Former US president Donald Trump in the primary election that a Fox News survey launched, where former President Trump led Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by 15 points among Republican presidential primary voters, the matter that shocked fellow of the Senate Republicans who doesn’t think Trump can win a general election match-up against President Biden.
As the 2024 election approached, Foxnews launched the primary election as there were Predictions by key Senate Republicans that Trump would fade, putting pressure on party leaders in Washington to consider embracing the former president once again.
Former President Donald Trump has pledged a "sweeping pro-American overhaul" of the nation's tax and trade policies in a new campaign video, while another 2024 potential favorite, Ron DeSantis, has taken steps that amount to a de facto campaign launch, according to the US press.

 

Former US President Donald Trump unveiled a new presidential campaign ad on Truth Social on Monday.
In it, the former POTUS promised to kick off a "new strategic national manufacturing initiative" to boost domestic production and ramp up taxes on foreign companies and those who move US jobs overseas.
Trump further explained how he would decouple with China and phase out Chinese imports of essential goods, including electronics and pharmaceuticals over four years if elected. He pledged to eliminate federal contracts "for any company that outsources to China."
He similarly accused Joe Biden, the incumbent president, of inaction, stressing that Biden "will never get the job done" due to his family's "corruption" and alleged ties to the Chinese.

 

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Trump's promises appear to be in line with his earlier policies of a trade war with China and an attempt to bring US companies home from foreign jurisdictions. The US trade deficit soared to almost $1 trillion in 2022 with many of the US' own production facilities remaining overseas, according to the Commerce Department's February report.

On the opposite side, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is ramping up national engagements, according to Axios. DeSantis traveled to New York City, Philadelphia, and Chicago last week to discuss crime issues with law enforcement groups.
On February 24, the Florida governor hosted around 150 of his top supporters and donors for a three-day retreat at the Four Seasons Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla. Some prominent GOP figures and Trump allies were also seen there, including Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson, Arizona Republican Jim Lamon, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, and Mick Mulvaney, who was Trump’s acting White House chief of staff, according to the media.
In addition, DeSantis has begun a national book tour in which he is expected to headline fundraisers and give speeches in Texas, California, Alabama, and some other states. However, the Florida governor will not attend the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference, where Trump and Nikki Haley, who has recently announced her 2024 presidential bid, will appear.