Donald Trump's journey back to the White House is nothing short of extraordinary. After a tumultuous four years marked by impeachment, legal battles, and a bitter defeat in 2020, he has defied expectations to secure a second, non-consecutive term. This article explores Trump's path to victory, highlighting his resilience, the unwavering support of his base, and the political landscape that allowed him to stage this remarkable comeback.
Four years ago, on Inauguration Day, a bitter Donald Trump left Washington with a modest farewell at Joint Base Andrews. 'We will be back in some form,' the twice-impeached, electorally-defeated president said in a vague-sounding vow, before boarding a plane to Florida and a kind of exile at his Mar-a-Lago estate. But Donald Trump was not one to fade into obscurity. Now, his extraordinary and improbable political comeback will turn complete when he is sworn into office on Monday.
'Trump is sui generis,' said longtime Republican pollster Whit Ayres. 'He is a unique figure in American politics, and he has had a stunning influence on our entire political life. There is no one who is remotely close to his ability to pull off what he has accomplished.' Trump is only the second president in U.S. history, after Grover Cleveland in 1892, to win election to a non-consecutive second term.All in all, he's been criminally indicted four times, one of which resulted in the unprecedented conviction of a former president by a jury of his peers. Amid the 2020 campaign, they found him guilty on 34 felony counts in connection with a hush money payment made to an adult film star during the 2016 presidential race. 'We have not seen a moment in American history where a president with so much baggage has been reelected after being out of office,' said Brandon Rottinghaus, a political science professor at the University of Houston and co-creator of the Presidential Greatness Project. Despite his legal troubles, Trump ran a yearslong run for the White House that saw sitting President Joe Biden suddenly drop his reelection bid 100 days beforeTrump also experienced two assassination attempts, including surviving an incredibly close call at a rally in Pennsylvania in July that left him bloodied from a bullet wound to his right ear and one of his supporters dead. Donald Trump raises his arm with blood on his face during a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump at Butler Farm Show Inc. July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pa.Roughly 48 hours later, he received a hero's welcome at the Republican National Convention as he walked into the arena with a bandage on that ear and a fist raised in the air. 'He's going into 2025 with a much stronger candidacy than he did going into his first administration,' said Ron Bonjean, a Republican strategist who advised Trump's 2016 transition team.When he departed the White House in 2021, Trump was something of a pariah among the Republican Party. Ten House Republicans voted to impeach him over the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, though he was later narrowly acquitted by the Senate. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the longtime Republican leader, pointedly suggested Trump would be held accountable in the courts. Trump announced his 2024 presidential bid in November 2022, just days after the Republican Party's lackluster performance in the midterm elections. Several of Trump's hand-picked candidates lost in that cycle, leading to questions about whether he still wielded influence. He didn't hold a rally until March 2023, where his dark campaign rhetoric first emerged. The country would be destroyed if he didn't win, he said. Then, not long after, he faced his first indictment in the New York hush money case. That summer, he was charged in three in three other cases, two federal and one state. He denied any wrongdoing. Former President Donald Trump sits inside the courtroom for the third day of his civil fraud trial in New York, Oct. 4, 2023.Yet, while surveys showed many Americans viewed the charges as serious, Trump didn't suffer a major hit in 2024 polling. In fact, Republicans overwhelmingly rallied around him, asserting the investigations were a manifestation of a weaponized justice system. Supporters, too, indicated they had no qualms about backing him. And while more than a dozen GOP candidates launched challenges to Trump, including big names like Florida's Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence, none made a significant dent.Polls showed an incredibly tight race between Harris and Trump after she became the Democratic nominee following Biden's decision to withdraw, which was prompted by growing Democratic concern after his halting debate performance. A tumultuous 10-week sprint to Election Day ensued, during which time Trump ramped up his personal attacks on Harris and on all his political opponent
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