Trump Teases Possible 2024 Run In Speech Recalling 2016 Themes

Former president addresses cheering supporters in Florida
Trump speech freezes 2024 Republican presidential field

Trump Says His Political Journey Is Far From Over

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By Gregory Korte and Emma Kinery

February 28, 2021 at 10:12 PM UTC

Updated on

March 1, 2021 at 12:52 AM UTC

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Former President Donald Trump stopped a hair short of declaring himself a candidate for 2024 on Sunday, but told a conference of conservative supporters he’s already laying the groundwork for a third presidential campaign.

Bookending a 90-minute campaign-style speech with not-so-subtle hints of his future plans, Trump reassured the Conservative Political Action Conference that he had no plans to go away or to start a third party.