Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 29: Former US President Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 White House bid with stops on Saturday in New Hampshire and South Carolina, events in early-voting states marking the first campaign appearances since announcing his latest run more than two months ago.
“Together we will complete the unfinished business of making America great again,” said Trump at an event in Columbia to introduce his South Carolina leadership team.
Trump and his allies hope the events in states with enormous power in selecting the nominee will offer a show of force behind the former president after a sluggish start to his campaign that left many questioning his commitment to running again.
“I’m more angry now and I’m more committed now than I ever was,” Trump added.
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In New Hampshire, Trump promoted his campaign agenda, including immigration and crime, and said his policies were against President Joe Biden. Citing moves to reschedule the election, he accused Biden, a fifth-place finisher in New Hampshire in 2020, of ‘viciously subverting this beloved political tradition.’
Later in South Carolina, Trump said he has planned to keep the state’s presidential primary as the ‘first in the South’ and called it a very important state.
While Trump remains the only presidential candidate declared for 2024, the potential challengers include Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, are expected to start their campaigns in the coming months.
