Topline
Donald Trump is “obviously thinking about” running for president again in 2024, his son-in-law and former senior advisor Jared Kushner said on Friday, downplaying the importance of the FBI raid on Mar-A-Lago as the former president is reportedly mulling when to launch his third run.
Jared Kushner said Donald Trump is thinking about running for president again in 2024.
Key Facts
In an interview with Sky News, Kushner revealed his father-in-law has asked him about a potential third run for the White House run in 2024.
Kushner, who would not go into detail about what Trump asked him, said nobody “can speak for” Trump on whether or not he will run again.
It’s “hard to rule anything out” with Trump, Kushner said, adding that the former president “hates seeing what’s happening in the country.”
Kushner, who is doing the rounds promoting his new memoir, also downplayed the importance of an FBI raid on Trump’s Mar-A-Lago residence last month as part of an investigation into whether Trump took classified records from the White House.
It’s an “issue of paperwork” that should have been resolved between Trump and the Department of Justice, Kushner said, though he claimed he did not know details of what was taken or why it was taken.
Key Background
Trump has repeatedly hinted at a third presidential run in 2024. He is the runaway favorite candidate for the GOP if he does. Mounting legal woes—particularly ongoing probes into the January 6 Capitol attack and the fallout from the FBI’s search of his Mar-A-Lago residence to retrieve classified government documents—and shifting political winds have reportedly pushed back the former president’s timeline, possibly until after the November midterms.
Chief Critic
Trump continues to push debunked claims the 2020 election was stolen from him and he still commands a loyal base among Republican politicians and the public. President Joe Biden slammed his predecessor in his primetime speech Thursday, as well as his supporters and “MAGA Republicans,” who show “blind loyalty” to him. Biden said they “promote authoritarian leaders” and “fan the flames” of political violence in pursuit of power.
Further Viewing
Watch Sky’s interview with Kushner here.
Further Reading
Biden Castigates MAGA Republicans In Scathing Speech Against Trumpism (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2022/09/02/jared-kushner-donald-trump-obviously-thinking-about-running-for-president-in-2024/