Days after voters rejected his vision for the country in the midterms, former President Donald J. Trump is expected to announce a third run for president.Despite the poor results for candidates he backed, why are Republican leaders powerless to stop him?Guest: Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times.Background reading: Republicans may still win the House. But an underwhelming showing has the party wrestling with what went wrong: Was it bad candidates, a bad message or Mr. Trump?Mr. Trump has faced unusual public attacks from across the Republican Party.Republicans pushing to move past the former president face one big obstacle: His voters.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
Donald Trump is set to announce his third run for the presidency despite the mid-term elections, we discuss with Maggie Haberman the reason for the haste of this announcement and why Republican leaders are helpless to prevent it.
Despite a bad outcome for the Republicans in the recent election, Donald Trump has announced his bid for the presidency, creating a division within the party as some Republicans want to move on while others support him.
The Justice Department's ability to indict Trump becomes even harder if he becomes an active challenger to President Biden in 2024, however, many party leaders worry that he is a weak candidate for a general election.
As Donald Trump announces his run for presidency in 2024, Republican leaders are in a difficult position. While Trump retains a strong grip on a large faction of the Republican base, his policy positions have been rejected by general election voters, putting the party's future prospects in jeopardy.
Republican candidates won three more races, bringing them just one seat away from controlling the House. Meanwhile, President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to repair the strained relationship between the US and China, with Biden stating that he is not looking for conflict but to manage the competition responsibly.