Reports were blowing up all over the internet this morning that President Trump was going to try to ruin Joe Biden’s inauguration day by announcing his own candidacy for the 2024 presidential race. 

After the reports started to surface, liberals blew up, slamming Trump for trying to rob Biden of his “moment,” but they also hinted that perhaps this was a sign that Trump had given up his fight to contest the election. 

According to Trump, all reports are nothing more than “fake news” meant to dishearten his supporters. 

Ruining Joe’s Big Day

The first reports started to surface on Saturday, but it really got out of control on Monday morning, when alt-media outlets on both sides ran with the initial report. The original report broke on The Daily Beast, which claimed, “According to three people familiar with the conversations, the president, who refuses to acknowledge he lost the 2020 election as he clearly did, has not just talked to close advisers and confidants about a potential 2024 run to reclaim the White House but about the specifics of a campaign launch.”

It continued, “The conversations have explored, among other things, how Trump could best time his announcement so as to keep the Republican Party behind him for the next four years. Two of these knowledgeable sources said the president has, in the past two weeks, even floated the idea of doing a 2024-related event during Biden’s inauguration week, possibly on Inauguration Day, if his legal effort to steal the 2020 election ultimately fails.”

It’s All FAKE News

By Monday morning, this report was all over the internet, with word finally getting back to the Trump campaign about it. Jenna Ellis, who is now serving as a legal adviser to the campaign, stated that the report in the Daily Beast was “completely false.” She continued, “Fake news media continues to frame the fake news narrative that President Trump has given up the fight for election integrity. This is completely false. I speak with the President daily and he is focused on saving our great Republic now, not four years from now.”

Trump has made it quite clear he is not giving up this fight and several lawsuits filed by attorney Sidney Powell are starting to get some grip. In fact, a Georgia judge recently ruled the wiping of Dominion voting machines in the state must be halted to grant her request for a possible forensic audit of the machines. 

If Powell can prove these machines have been manipulated, it is going to open a can of worms that may never get closed. Furthermore, if she is able to prove the vote was manipulated, it will not only undermine the integrity of Biden’s win but could also put Biden’s win in serious jeopardy because numerous other battleground states were using the same voting machines. 

Trump, for his part, has made it quite clear that he is struggling with conceding because, in his heart, he knows this election was rigged. He has hinted that he may decide to run in 2024, but four years is a long time away, especially when you are 74 years old. 

Even so, many high-profile Republicans have expressed their support for Trump to run, including Senator Graham (R-S.C.). How another Trump campaign would be received by voters, however, is another question. If the election results hold and considering the huge swing in the House, this election was a clear referendum not on Trump’s policies but rather on his personality. Point being, a Trump campaign in 2024 would all but assure Democrats of another win. 

However, if Trump can prove there was voter fraud, even if it happens after Biden gets inaugurated, it would energize his base and the entire party, the likes of which we have never seen in a presidential election. This has to be proven, though, and fixed, which is much easier said than done. 

You can read more about this report in The Daily Wire.
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