Although the 2020 presidential election results are in with President-Elect Joe Biden set to become the nation’s 46th president, that doesn’t mean the tumult that characterized the home stretch of the election has completely gone away.
As the BBC reported , the Trump campaign has issued a series of legal challenges disputing the election results. These have been filed in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada, Michigan, Georgia, and Arizona, but none have so far produced compelling evidence of any significant voting irregularities.
Considering that President Donald Trump has so publicly questioned the legitimacy of the election, it may come as a surprise to hear that he has nonetheless discussed the possibility of running again in 2024.
As you’ve likely been made aware, President Trump has yet to concede the election results days after they were announced.
As AP News reported , this decision is based on the implication from both Trump and his die-hard supporters that Biden won the election as a result of widespread voter fraud.
However, it’s worth reiterating that the campaign has not produced any significant evidence suggesting this fraud occurred.
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However, it seems that Trump’s public statements don’t necessarily match his private understanding.
As Axios reported , Trump has apparently told advisers that he’s thinking of running for president yet again in 2024.
This comes per two anonymous sources within his administration and if this is indeed Trump’s stated intention, it would make for the clearest suggestion that he realizes he has lost the election.
The idea has already attracted some support within the Republican party.
As The Hill reported , South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham stated that he would encourage Trump to run again “if he falls short” in the interest of keeping his groundswell of support alive.
Trump 2016 campaign aide Rick Gaetz and Former White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney have also said that they fully expect Trump to launch another campaign in 2024.
Such a run wouldn’t be welcome news to everybody within the GOP, though.
As Axios reported , this is particularly true of Republicans who are also seeking to run in 2024 as they’re well aware that Trump still has millions of voters willing to support him.
If Trump does run after falling short of re-election, he wouldn’t be the first U.S. president to do so.
As the White House website outlines , Grover Cleveland has earned the distinction of not only being the first Democrat elected to office after the Civil War but also the only president thus far to win a second term after a period of leaving the White House.
As a result, he is both the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. But of course, it’s too early to even begin to predict who the 47th president will be or whether Trump will seriously angle for that position.
h/t: Axios
