Donald Trump.Photo: James Devaney/GC Images
Donald Trumphas traveled little in the early months of his post-presidency — save for a brief trip to New York City — but he’s had plenty to say.
The question is: Who’s listening?
Earlier this week, Trump launched a new website and gave an interview to his daughter-in-law,Lara Trump— but both moves were made in the shadow of his ostracization from social media after the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
The official website for Trump’s post-White House office, based at his Palm Beach, Florida, Club, launched on Monday.
For weeks, he has been issuing statements via email — a departure from the frenetic, day-and-night tweets the former president sent for years until Twitter banned his account after the Capitol riots.
In that sit-down, Trump again hinted at a potential 2024 run for office without committing to a decision.
He remains robustly popular with the GOP base, though the road to a political comeback is far from smooth. Other leading Republicans have signaled they may make their own White House bids in three years, and Trump has become increasingly embroiled in legal trouble since he left office and lost the veil of the presidency.
Former President Donald Trump.Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty
Zervos sued the former reality show host after he said her sexual assault allegations against him were “lies” and a “hoax.” Reutersreportsthe ruling that the lawsuit can move forward means that Trump could be forced to testify under oath.
Even his one weekend trip earlier this month to New York City, his longtime home, was not too far removed from the scrutiny he faces: New York officials have been ramping up their investigations of his family’sbusiness dealings.
He has denied all wrongdoing.
TMZreleased a cellphone videoSunday that was taken at a Mar-a-Lago wedding reception, which Trump attended. He gave a winding speech, in which he complained about his 2020 election defeat and — again — falsely framed the loss as fraudulent.
Donald Trump.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty
Elsewhere last week, during a podcast interview with Fox News contributor Lisa Boothe, Trump insisted he now plans to build his own social media website which, he claimed, “you’ll be hearing about soon.”
It was a familiar pitch. In his first speech since leaving the White House, at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February, Trump teased a 2024 run but — again — didn’t commit to anything.
“It is far from being over,” he said.
source: people.com
