Key takeaways:
- Trump focused on the economy as the top priority for voters in the upcoming general election
- Trump took aim at Biden, criticizing his handling of the economy and giving him a rude early welcome to the 2024 campaign
- Trump boasted of his poll numbers and suggested that he is the only one who can beat Biden in the general election
Former President Donald Trump made his first campaign appearance since President Joe Biden officially entered the race on Tuesday, and focused on the economy as the top priority for voters in the upcoming general election. Trump, who is currently leading the first-in-the-nation GOP primary race, used the appearance at the DoubleTree hotel to boast of his poll numbers and suggest that he has no need to debate his Republican rivals.
Trump took aim at Biden, criticizing his handling of the economy and giving him a rude early welcome to the 2024 campaign. The speech came on the same day that his former vice president, Mike Pence, testified before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election. Writer E. Jean Carroll also testified for a second day Thursday in a civil rape case against Trump over an encounter in the 1990s, an allegation he denies.
Trump claimed that when he left office, he handed Biden the fastest economic recovery ever recorded with no inflation. He also boasted of his poll numbers, saying that he is the most popular Republican in history and that he is the only one who can beat Biden in the general election.
The former president’s speech was a clear indication that he is looking ahead to the 2024 election and is already gearing up for a potential rematch with Biden. It remains to be seen if Trump will face any Republican challengers in the primary race, but his focus on the economy and Biden suggests that he is confident in his chances of winning the nomination.
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