This is the latest in a string of thinly veiled hints about his political plans, but Trump has stopped short of officially declaring his candidacy.
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“This is genius,” Trump said in that interview. “Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine — of Ukraine — Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful. … He used the word ‘independent’ and ‘we’re going to go out and we’re going to go in and we’re going to help keep peace.’ You’ve got to say that’s pretty savvy.”“The problem is not that Putin is smart — which, of course he’s smart — but the real problem is that our leaders are dumb,” Trump said to applause. “Dumb. So dumb.
Talk of a third Trump candidacy was everywhere at CPAC, with attendees sporting “Trump 2024” hats and vendors selling flags for a 2024 campaign.Before Trump took the stage, speaker after speaker urged the ex-president to run and predicted a victory over any Democrat. T.W. Shannon, a former Oklahoma state legislator and potential U.S. Senate candidate, said that Trump had taught conservatives hard lessons that would “prepare us for the next time that he’s president.
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