Former President Donald Trump is gearing up for a big announcement Tuesday about a 2024 White House run despite disappointing midterm election results that have sowed turmoil in the GOP and tested his grip on the party.
Underscoring the second-guessing about the direction of the party, Mr. Trump’s potential rivals for the Republican presidential nomination have signaled that they won’t be getting out of the way.
Mr. Trump, 76, appears to have rejected calls from within the party, and even from close aides, to delay officially jumping into the 2024 race. Instead, he is trying to clear the GOP primary field, or at least get a head start as the strongest candidate among Republican contenders.