Fifty-one percent of Americans think Trump should be barred from running for the presidency if he’s convicted and imprisoned, according to a Newsweek survey.
Polling indicates Trump is the current Republican frontrunner for the 2024 presidential election, ahead of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Earlier this week, President Biden announced he is seeking a second term, warning against «MAGA extremists» in the GOP.
Trump is locked in a number of legal battles which could impact his hopes of a return to the White House. On April 4 he was arrested and pleaded not guilty to 34 charges related to the alleged payment of hush money to Stormy Daniels, a former adult film actress, ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Trump is also facing a civil case in New York from writer E. Jean Carroll, who alleges the business tycoon raped her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s.
