Former President Donald Trump prepares his first public campaign event of his candidacy for the White House by 2024 in the early voting state of South Carolina in late January.
Since announcing his last presidential bid in November, Trump has limited his public campaign appearances to events at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida before an invited crowd or in a virtual setting.
The visit to South Carolina, first reported by the Politico website, comes as the Trump campaign has faced criticism, including from some longtime allies, for its low profile since the announcement.
Trump remained popular in South Carolina during his tenure after his decisive 2016 primary victory in state he helped cement his status at the top of a wide field of rivals.
Heading into the 2024 campaign, it’s unclear how broad his support is in the state, although he does have at least one high-level supporter among South Carolina’s Republican leaders.
The night Trump announced his 2024 candidacy, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, who, as lieutenant governor in 2016, was the first statewide elected official to endorse Trump, said he would endorse Trump again. former president.
Trump’s visit to South Carolina comes as two of the state’s top Republicans are weighing their own 2024 offers.
In addition, this announcement at the same time of his request to the US attorney general to “immediately end” the special counsel’s investigation into his possible involvement in the assault on the Capitol and the classified documents found at his residence in Mar -a-Lake (Florida).
Through a publication on the Truth Social social network, told Merrick Garland “must stop” special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation.
In his message, Trump accuses Smith of not being impartial, assuring that his wife and friends are openly “critical” of him, adds the need to persecute President Joe Biden, and maintains that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged.”
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Source: La Opinion
