Trump bills himself as only option but Republicans split on 2024 run

Announcing his third consecutive presidential campaign at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on Tuesday night, Trump made it clear that he viewed himself as the only acceptable option for the 2024 Republican nomination.

Some sitting Republican lawmakers have echoed that eagerness for the party to begin a fresh chapter, with a new leader at the helm.

One anti-Trump group went so far as to release negative polling in the hope of convincing the former president to reconsider his 2024 plans. The day before the Mar-a-Lago event, Club for Growth, an anti-tax organization that previously backed Trump but has recently distanced itself from him, shared data showing DeSantis winning one-on-one contests by double digits in Iowa and New Hampshire, states which hold early nominating contests.