Trump adviser Jason Miller said in a podcast appearance that the former president will announce his 2024 presidential campaign at an event on Tuesday. Speaking on Steve Bannon’s podcast on Friday, Miller added that the announcement would be “very professional, very buttoned up” and that Trump’s team went through the logistics on Friday of last week. Miller said he spoke with Trump and the former president told him “there doesn’t have to be any question. Of course I run. I’m going to do that and I want to make sure people know I’m excited.” Some advisers continue to try to persuade the former president to delay any kind of announcement, but most acknowledge that their pleas are unlikely to have an impact on Trump’s decision. Amid backlash over lackluster midterm results and the poor performance of many Trump-backed candidates, Trump recently reminded those around him that Republicans and some conservatives turned their backs on him in 2016 and he still won. But many worry he lacks the same magnetism that swept him into the White House six years ago, particularly as he continues to focus on promoting conspiracies around the election, a strategy that largely failed last Tuesday. It remains unclear who will be present at Tuesday’s event. Some of Trump’s biggest supporters, including Reps. Elise Stefanik, Matt Gaetz and Jim Banks, will be locked in their own House leadership races in Washington that day.
