Donald J. Trump shook the pillars of the country’s democratic institutions, on Tuesday night declaring his Candidacy for the 2024 Run. As per the reports, Trump has filed papers with the Federal Election Commission in which he declared himself as a candidate for Presidency
The campaign will be Trump’s third run for president. But it is the first time he is trying to win votes since his refusal to accept his 2020 election loss and his frantic effort to hold onto power led to the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
“We are a nation in decline. We are a failing nation for millions of Americans,” Trump said in a speech at his private Florida club, attacking President Joe Biden’s record in his first two years in office. “I will ensure Joe Biden does not receive four more years.”
CNN aired large portions of Trump’s speech
The big three broadcast networks ignored Trump and didn’t interrupt normal programming to carry the speech. however, the situation is completely different on cable. Meanwhile, MSNBC decided not to take the Speech to live, Fox News and CNN both aired large portions of Trump’s fairly low-energy and misinformation-peppered announcement. Newsmax aired it in full.
CNN cut away the speech after 25 minutes while Trump propagandist Sean Hannity cut away from the speech after roughly 40 minutes.
Trump barely mentioned the 2020 presidential race, nor did he bring up his two separate impeachment trials, the first for leveraging U.S. foreign aid in an effort to extort Ukraine into investigating the Biden family, and the second for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Instead of dwelling on his time in office, Trump’s speech Tuesday echoed his 2016 campaign speeches in many ways, painting a dystopian picture of America as a failing nation ravaged by violent crime during “a time of pain, hardship, anxiety, and despair.”
Here is how print and digital outlets covered the speech of Trump
The WaPo:
“Donald Trump, the twice-impeached former president who refused to concede defeat and inspired a failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election culminating in a deadly attack on the Capitol, officially declared on Tuesday night that he is running to retake the White House in 2024.”
The NYT:
“Donald J. Trump, whose historically divisive presidency shook the pillars of the country’s democratic institutions, on Tuesday night declared his intention to seek the White House again in 2024. Ignoring the appeals of Republicans who warn that his continued influence on the party is largely to blame for its weaker-than-expected showing in the midterm elections.”
NewsMax:
“Former President Donald Trump, eschewing establishment calls to hold off and endless Democrat efforts to stop him. He officially declared his 2024 presidential campaign Tuesday night.”
It is interesting to see how Trump will treat the press.
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