Donald Trump formally announced on Tuesday evening that he is running again for president, seeking a second term in the White House after the 2020 reelection loss he's repeatedly denied.
claims that failed repeatedly in courts but that nonetheless helped incite the violent storming of the US Capitol on 6 January, 2021.
Trump now enters the field as the presumptive frontrunner for the Republican nomination, with greater name recognition and a larger war chest than any of his potential rivals.than his potential opponents, with prosecutors scrutinising everything from his handling of highly sensitive government records to his role in the deadly 6 January, 2021, insurrection.
Republicans saw the 2022 midterm elections as a prime opportunity to regain power in Washington, DC, especially as Biden's approval ratings remained underwater in most public polling this year. Conservatives sought to rally voters around issues including inflation and the record number of migrant apprehensions at the US-Mexico border.
Many of Trump's endorsed candidates lost their general election races, including GOP secretary of state nominees Mark Finchem of Arizona, Kristina Karamo of Michigan, and Jim Marchant of Nevada, all of whom backed the former president's debunked claims about the 2020 election.
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