In a recent survey by GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio, half of the respondents said they’d support Trump in a GOP primary. Trump’s popularity within the party remains strong. “All the people I talk to who deal with him directly think as of now he is running,” the ex-adviser says. The ex-adviser says Trump started to give indications in private back in May that he was leaning toward running again, and that the more recent signs suggest he wants to run. official.ħ0 Greatest Music Documentaries of All TimeĪ spokeswoman for Trump did not respond to requests for comment about Trump’s recent dinner conversations and whether he plans to run for president again.Ī former Trump adviser who speaks with members of Trump’s inner circle says he’s been briefed on similar conversations that reflect the former president’s current thinking. The third said he left the dinner “not 100% sure Trump wants to run but he likes being in the conversation, he wants to freeze the field, and he wants his name out there,” according to the ex-R.N.C. The first two dinner companions came away from their conversations convinced Trump was serious and he’s running, the official adds. But the third dinner happened in the last two weeks, the official said. official says the first two dinners took place in late spring.
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“Now, whether he does or not is a different issue.
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All three reported that his current plans are to run for president in 2024,” the former R.N.C. “I have three friends who’ve had dinner with him in the last couple of months. Trump has told at least three people he’s dined with in recent months that he plans to run in 2024, a former senior official at the Republican National Committee tells Rolling Stone.
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WASHINGTON - Brace yourself: Donald Trump plans to run for president again.Īt least that’s what the former president is telling his dinner buddies.