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— Former President Donald Trump is expected to launch a 2024 presidential campaign Tuesday night from his palatial Mar-a-Lago resort — just one week after disappointing midterm election results cast doubt on his viability to clinch a second non-consecutive term in office.
Trump, 76, will host hundreds of supporters and throngs of journalists at Mar-a-Lago for the widely watched announcement, which he booked before his handpicked candidates struggled or lost in many key battleground races last week.
The former president’s 9 p.m. address will lay out his vision to double down on policies he enacted during his four years in office while reversing the actions of his successor, Joe Biden, who says he also plans to run again in 2024, despite turning 80 on Nov. 20.
The particulars of Trump’s announcement remain unclear — though he regularly reminisces about the famous image of himself coming down the escalator of New York’s Trump Tower in 2015 with his wife Melania to launch what was then a long-shot campaign.
As in the 2016 election, Trump enters the race against steep odds as Republicans warm to potential rivals like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and as President Biden is on the political mend thanks to strong Democratic showings in the midterms in spite of relatively low approval ratings and economic anxiety over the highest sustained inflation since the early 1980s, as well as a possible recession next year.
Sources told The Post that Trump’s campaign will be led initially by Susie Wiles, who has spearheaded Trump’s political operation since last year, and Chris LaCivita, who leads the pro-Trump super PAC Preserve America.
