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Possible Trump Run in 2024 Draws Tepid Reactions

August 8, 2022 at 6:34 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Congressional Republicans tout former President Donald Trump’s success in cutting taxes and transforming the Supreme Court, and cheer his America First approach to foreign affairs and ability to motivate Republican voters,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“But as Mr. Trump weighs a new campaign for the White House in 2024, many GOP lawmakers aren’t ready to throw their support behind him. In interviews with nearly three dozen Republican lawmakers who were asked whether Mr. Trump should run, many deflected the question, saying that Mr. Trump’s decision is up to him without endorsing the idea…”

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