Trump considers another outside White House
14 November, 2020
Along with his long-shot efforts to hold on for a second term dwindling, U.S. President Donald Trump is discussing with advisers several media ventures and appearances that could keep him in the spotlight ahead of a potential 2024 White House bid.
In the near term, Trump is expected to campaign with respect to Republican U.S. Senate applicants in Georgia before Jan 5 runoff elections which will determine whether Republicans hold on to control of the chamber, the president's aides said.
He also is considering starting a fresh television channel or social media company to compete with those he felt betrayed him and stifled his capability to communicate directly with Americans, according to many advisers.
"I believe every option is up for grabs, for a social media to a media company to him announcing he's running for president your day he leaves," said a Republican official who has taken part in meetings with Trump campaign advisers.
Trump has not conceded the election to Democratic rival Joe Biden, who on Nov 7 cleared the 270 Electoral College vote threshold to win the presidency and become sworn into office on Jan 20. Trump has claimed without evidence that the voting was beset by widespread fraud, but election officials report no serious irregularities or security issues.
Trump advisers said once it really is clear that his legal challenges to the 2020 email address details are concluded, Trump has discussed announcing plans, possibly by the finish of the year, to run for president again in four years.
"He feels as though he was cheated, and he wants to run," said an adviser acquainted with his thinking.
Such a move wouldn't normally ensure an open runway for Trump to the Republican nomination, according to a celebration strategist who asked never to be named.
A long set of Republicans are expected to line up for White House bids in 2024, including Vice President Mike Pence, former U.S. ambassador to the US Nikki Haley, current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Senators Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton, and some governors, Ron DeSantis of Florida and Kristi Noem of South Dakota, among others.
"It isn't likely to freeze all of those other field," the strategist said. "Everybody respects Trump, nevertheless they think it's time for a fresh chapter."
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Trump has been considering whether to start out a new television set news channel to rival Fox News after the president became disenchanted with the conservative network. Trump has complained its programming lacked a universal pro-Trump perspective.
He was described by aides as upset at Fox over its decision to call the election in Arizona for Biden last week when the effect was definately not clear.
Christopher Ruddy, a Trump friend who's CEO of Newsmax, a conservative TV news channel and website, said launching a rival news channel or streaming service will be difficult.
"I'm uncertain the persons around him appreciate the task that might involve," Ruddy said, adding his company was open to talking to Trump about a show on Newsmax.
"The president can be an incredible draw," Ruddy said. "He includes a huge group of fans unlike any other political figure in American history."
Trump has repeatedly discussed along with his advisers a plan to get started on a social media company to compete with Twitter, whose policies have resulted in content warnings posted on a few of his tweets.
At a meeting along with his campaign advisers two months ago, Trump talked about the technology that might be needed for a conservative version of Twitter, and how using the platform behind Twitter would be simple to mimic, a Republican official at the meeting said.
Trump prefers platforms that allow him to present an unfiltered message. He previously mused about broadcasting a daily radio program from the White House, and the theory advanced to the stage where officials were talking about how exactly to pull it off, according to the official acquainted with the discussions.
Ultimately, the theory was set aside as a result of logistical concerns, the official said, like the difficulty of blocking off one hour of the president's schedule every day for the program.
Source: japantoday.com
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