Trump Runs Amuck, Will Declare Presidential Bid On Nov. 16

Despite a worse-than-expected Election Day, a Georgia runoff, nervous advisers, and even a hurricane, Donald Trump is currently full-steam ahead on announcing his candidacy for president next Tuesday, Zachary Petrizzo reported for Daily Beast.

Photo Insert: Trump’s been expected to formally declare himself a candidate next week since Monday night, when he teased his decision at a rally for then-Ohio Senate candidate—now Senator-elect—J.D. Vance.

The announcement, slated for 9 p.m. EST (9 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Manila) at his Mar-a-Lago compound, will be full of MAGA pomp and circumstance, according to a source familiar with the event, and is meant to reignite a demoralized GOP base.

“The president is going to make a special announcement on Tuesday,” a person familiar with the decision told The Daily Beast on Thursday.

Trump’s been expected to formally declare himself a candidate next week since Monday night, when he teased his decision at a rally for then-Ohio Senate candidate—now Senator-elect—J.D. Vance.

But since Monday night, there’s been a maelstrom of political news. The midterm elections didn’t go as well as the GOP had hoped, causing a number of Republicans to say the party should turn the page on Trump.

The Georgia Senate race, which could determine control of the Senate, went to a runoff.

Trump’s feud with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has escalated. Hurricane Nicole—downgraded to a tropical storm but still destructive—made landfall on Florida’s shores. And dramatic leadership elections in the House are currently set for Tuesday, which could steal some of Trump’s news coverage.

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