Analyst: Trump will not have a free ride in 2024 as he had in 2016

An American political analyst and activist says Donald Trump will not have a free ride in 2024 as he had in 2016, because his opposition is the new breed of extremist Republicans.

Myles Hoenig, a former Green Party candidate for Congress, said in an interview with Press TV on Friday that, “What we’re seeing now is just more Trump drama, but this time he won’t have a free ride.”

Speaking at a rally Thursday night in Iowa, Trump signaled that he could declare a 2024 White House bid soon after the midterm elections.

“I will very, very, very probably do it again, OK? Very, very, very probably,” Trump said as a crowd of supporters cheered. “Get ready. That’s all I’m telling you. Very soon. Get ready. Get ready.”

“If Trump does announce, and soon, that he’s a 2024 candidate, it won’t be such an easy ride as 2016. He’s not likely to have people like Ted Cruz, even hated by members of his own party, or lukewarm candidates like Jeb Bush to run against him. His opposition is the new breed of extremist Republicans,” said Hoenig.

“Candidates like DeSantis, Cotton, and others carry the same right-wing, fascistic banner, as much as Trump does. Trump would rely on his own persona as policies won’t be very different this time. All those who opposed him in 2024 have adopted his mantra and subsequently boot-licked their way into Trump’s orbit. The obvious one is Cruz,” he added.

“Another problem that Trump faces is that although his base is strong, it is getting smaller. Many previous MAGAs still like him and what he stands for, but would look to other candidates. Among the general population, he has been slipping steadily. If he was at his zenith yet losing to Biden, and to Hilary Clinton in popular votes, his chance of winning really depends on who the states elect for their Secretaries of State. If that should come into play, we would be in a Constitutional crisis and possible civil war,” he stated.

“Last issue of concern for the Trump campaign is the elephant in the room- multiple lawsuits and criminal liabilities. If federal indictments don’t come before his inauguration, or he chooses an Attorney General who would squash the charge or dismiss a special prosecutor, or even if he pardons himself, there are still state criminal charges and civil suits that could ruin him financially of which as president he would have no control,” he said.

“What we’re seeing now is just more Trump drama, but this time he won’t have a free ride, especially not from the Democratic Party supporting media, who at the direction of the Clinton campaign and the DNC, promoting him during the primaries,” he concluded.

Trump and his team are reportedly planning a possible launch day on November 14 for his 2024 campaign, which would be followed by a string of political events.

Kellyanne Conway, who was Trump’s 2016 campaign manager and a top adviser in the Trump White House, told reporters at a roundtable on Thursday that she expects the former president to announce “soon.”

“I give him a ton of credit for not announcing this year, for not stepping in the way of midterm candidates. … I think you can expect him to announce soon,” Conway said at a Christian Science Monitor event.

“Obviously there’s a family wedding coming up on his property, and Election Day is late this year. But as he would say, wait and see,” Conway added.

Trump dominates the field of potential candidates for the 2024 Republican presidential field, according to recent polls.

Some 55 percent of voters said they would support Trump in the 2024 Republican primary, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a distant second. DeSantis, a rising star within the party, garnered the support of 20 percent.

Trump has repeatedly hinted at a potential 2024 run, though he hasn’t fully yet committed himself to another campaign and some Republicans remain skeptical that he will actually move forward with a comeback bid.

He has been casting doubt on the outcome of his loss by insisting it was the result of fraud. He has said that the 2020 presidential election was “the greatest Election Hoax in history.”

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Trump and his allies had raised concerns that widespread fraud marred the election and that it was rigged by the Washington establishment in favor of Biden, who was certified as the winner in Congress on January 6, 2021.

Most Republicans also believe that the election was stolen from Trump, and the Republican is the legitimate president of the United States. 

Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol in the hope of preventing lawmakers from certifying Biden's victory, thus overturning the outcome of the 2020 presidential election but to no avail.

Angry protesters clashed with police and tried to beat up a number of Democratic lawmakers. They also damaged some parts of the building housing both wings of Congress. 

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