Former President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to announce his 2024 presidential bid as early as this summer — perhaps even this month.
Sources told The Telegraph that Trump plans to make the announcement from Florida in order to overshadow potential rival Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). DeSantis recently beat Trump 39-37 in a New Hampshire poll of likely GOP primary voters conducted between June 16 and June 20, though DeSantis's two-point lead was within the survey's margin of error.
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