The road to the presidency of the United States for Donald Trump began this Saturday, with the first visits of his campaign to New Hampshire and South Carolina, ruling out a priori that his presidential race had started at a slow pace.
Speaking to a small crowd at the New Hampshire Republican Party annual meeting, the former president said: “I’m angrier now, and I’m more engaged now than ever.”
He then headed to Columbia, South Carolina, to make a presence with his team in the state, where he spoke to about 200 people at the state Capitol building, accompanied by Governor Henry McMaster and state Senator Lindsey Graham.
Although Trump’s intention to try for a return to the White House is already clear, a growing number of Republican elected officials have expressed concern about his ability to defeat Joe Biden.
Likewise, many Republicans are considering launching their own candidacies in the White House, highlighting that of the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, who has been the member of the party with the best possibilities to face Trump and later aspire to the presidency.
Two of New Hampshire’s top Republican officials, Gov. Chris Sununu and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, may consider running.
In Trump’s visit to South Carolina, the absences of the state party chairman of that state, five Republican presidential representatives and state senator Tim Scott, who has been recommended as a possible Republican presidential candidate, were notable.
Despite this, Trump told those present that he expected an additional wave of support from South Carolina state and federal legislators in the coming days, despite the fact that several of them decided not to attend Trump’s event for not having guarantees from the team. of the former president that doing so would not be considered an endorsement, according to a person with knowledge of the planning cited by Reuters.
In the case of William Oden, chairman of the Republican Party in Sumter County, South Carolina, he said that despite being a fan of the former president, he still keeps his options open.
“We are waiting until everyone comes out. And like I would in business, I don’t make decisions until we hear from all the candidates,” Oden said.