Since leaving the White House last year, President Donald Trump has been teasing a 2024 presidential campaign, but despite nothing being set in stone, he has been looking at fellow GOP politicians who are laying the groundwork for candidacy of their own.
According to The Washington Post, Trump and his circle of political allies are preparing themselves for Republicans who would be most likely to compete against him for the party nomination.
Democrats will tie GOP candidates to the polarizing former president in a cycle where the party hopes to regain one or both chambers of Congress, so many of Trump's advisors have pleaded with him to hold off on announcing a campaign until after the next election.
Several GOP candidates are likely to make the argument that a new generation of leadership should be built on what the former president accomplished in office.
The former president is thinking of a way to counteract the arguments against him.
According to The Post, Trump has been asking his advisors about how he can go after former Cabinet members and political allies who may decide to run, as well as Republican figures that he has supported in the past.
Two advisors told The Post that a candidacy by Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida would be an issue.
In a recent New York Times interview, the former Vice President refused to rule out a run against Trump for the GOP nomination.
He told the newspaper that he would rely on his faith to lead him to a decision. We've always approached these things that way.
The former Secretary of State told several people he was interested in running against the former president, but his decision was not set in stone, according to The Post.
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