- Donald Trump told a rally crowd he'd "very, very, very probably" run for president in 2024.
- It's his strongest signal yet he will go ahead with his long-teased 2024 presidential bid.
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday gave his strongest signal yet that he will launch another bid for the White House in 2024.
At a rally in Iowa, Trump told supporters that he'd "very, very, very probably do it again" in 2024.
He repeated his baseless allegations that victory was stolen from him in 2020.
Trump has made the so-called "Big Lie" the center of his public remarks since he lost to Joe Biden in 2020, despite a lack of evidence substantiating them.
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"I ran twice," he said. "I won twice, and did much better the second time than I did the first, getting millions more votes in 2020 than I got in 2016."
"And likewise, getting more votes than any sitting president in the history of our country by far."
(While both of those observations are true, Trump still won fewer votes than Biden, with 74.2 million votes to Biden's 81.3 million, amid record turnout from voters.)
He continued: "And now in order to make our country successful, and safe and glorious. I will very, very, very probably do it again."
"Very soon," he told crowd. "Get ready."
The former president is currently campaigning for candidates he endorsed in midterm elections, which will be held next Tuesday.
Many have based their campaigns around Trump's election-fraud "Big Lie", and would take key roles in administering elections if they win.
Some analysts believe that Trump will likely announce his candidacy after the midterms, and seek to capitalize on any Republican successes. Axios reported Friday that Trump's team is looking at November 14 as a possble date for formally announcing his 2024 candidacy.
He is currently facing a slew of damaging investigations and court cases: over his handling of government records after leaving office; his bid to overturn the 2020 election, and his business practices in New York.
The GOP is widely expected to win back control of the House in the midterms, while the Senate races are thought to be on a knife-edge.