There was a whiff of nostalgia in the air as Donald Trump’s old guard got ready for their boss’s return to a capital he once presided over.
The stage was set by the former president’s senior aides, a volley away from the White House, in a ballroom at a luxury Washington hotel. The main event: a keynote speech on Tuesday afternoon for the America First Policy Institute, which could be the moment Trump announces he’s running for president again in 2024.