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Thursday 3 November 2022
Trump 2024 campaign prepares for post-midterms launch

By Jill Colvin to build momentum for his
Associated Press own campaign.
NEW YORK (AP) — As he Trump has dramatically
played to a crowd of sup- ramped up his spending
porters in Robstown, Texas, after facing criticism for
former President Donald failing to financially help his
Trump drew cheers as he favored candidates while
talked up his first two runs continuing to vacuum up
for the White House and small-dollar donations. His
teased a third. newly launched MAGA
“In order to make our coun- Inc. super PAC has now
try successful, safe and glo- spent more than $16.4 mil-
rious again, I will probably lion on ads in a handful
have to do it again,” he of competitive states, ac-
said last month. cording to the ad tracking
That carefully placed firm AdImpact, with addi-
“probably” may soon be tional investments expect-
gone from Trump’s stump ed through Election Day,
speech. Aides to the former according to people famil-
president are making quiet iar with the effort, who, like
preparations for a 2024 others, spoke on condition
presidential campaign that of anonymity to discuss in-
could be launched soon ternal operations.
after next week’s midterm Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally, Oct. 9, 2022, in Mesa, Ariz. And Trump continues to
elections as Trump tries to (AP Photo/Matt York, File) hold events to bolster his
capitalize on expected paign would be a remark- the 1980s of publicly toying he hasn’t made a decision candidates, with 30 rallies
Republican wins to propel able turn for any former with White House bids only and that as always when so far in 17 states, along
himself toward becoming president, much less one to back down. it comes to Trump things with dozens of virtual rallies
the front-runner for his par- who made history as the But Trump, according to could change, particularly and more than 50 candi-
ty’s nomination. first to be impeached twice people close to him, is ea- if the election results are date fundraisers. His final
“I’m like 95% he’s going to and remains embroiled in ger to be back in the po- delayed due to recounts midterm rally blitz will take
run,” said Reince Priebus, multiple and intensifying litical game. While he has or a possible runoff election him to Ohio and Pennsylva-
Trump’s former White House criminal investigations, in- been talking up a bid since in Georgia. The prepara- nia, two crucial presidential
chief of staff. “The real cluding probes of classified before he left the White tions come as Trump has voting states where his en-
question,” he added, “is information held at his Mar- House, aides and allies are been stepping up his ef- dorsements helped can-
are other big challengers a-Lago club and his effort now eyeing the two-week forts to help midterm can- didates secure their nomi-
going to run? If President to pressure election offi- stretch after the Nov. 8 mid- didates in the election’s nations. He’ll also return to
Trump runs, he will be very cials to overturn the results terms as a possible window final weeks, hoping to pig- Iowa, which holds the first
difficult for any Republican of the 2020 election. Trump for an announcement, gyback off expected Re- contest of the presidential
to defeat.” Another cam- has a history dating back to though they caution that publican gains in Congress nominating calendar. q

2 alleged ‘boogaloo’ members arrested in Michigan and Ohio

By Corey Williams and An- hearing. coming Teagan told the trolled substances. But watchers.
drew Welsh-Huggins Dressed colorful Hawaiian- court that he might seek to on Oct. 27, agents seized Teagan was among a
Associated Press style shirt a uniform of sorts retain his own attorney. packages of what ap- dozen or so people who
Detroit (AP) - A federal for adherents to the so- Police in the Detroit sub- peared to be marijuana, openly carried guns while
magistrate on Wednes- called boogaloo move- urb of Plymouth arrested bongs and other drug par- demonstrating in January
day ordered Teagan held ment, which espouses that Teagan on Oct. 25 and aphernalia from Teagan’s 2021 outside of the Michi-
pending a Friday bond a second U.S. civil war is charged with assault and room. gan Capitol in Lansing.
battery in connection with Teagan’s arrest Tuesday Some of them promoted
an attack on his father. came a week before the the boogaloo movement.
FBI agents searching his midterm elections. Election Teagan told reporters at
room at his father’s Plym- workers have increasingly the time that the purpose
outh home four days later been targeted by threats of the demonstration was
found body armor, booga- and harassment since the “to urge a message of
loo movement flags and 2020 election, and it’s only peace and unity to the left
patches, and gas masks, gotten worse in recent and right.”
according to the criminal weeks, with federal au- Some boogaloo promot-
complaint. They also seized thorities having charged at ers insist they aren’t genu-
a handgun from his broth- least five people already. inely advocating for vio-
er’s vehicle. Nationally, elections offi- lence. But the movement
According to the com- cials are concerned about has been linked to a string
plaint, Teagan submitted a flood of conspiracy theo- of domestic terrorism plots.
an Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire- rists signing up to work as The Department of Home-
arms, and Explosives form poll watchers, with some land Security has warned
Timothy Teagan, a member of the Boogaloo Bois movement,
stands with his rifle outside the state capitol in Lansing, Mich., on July 17 for the purchase groups that have trafficked of potential domestic ter-
Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. of a firearm and certified in lies about the 2020 elec- rorism threats posed by
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) that he did not use con- tion recruiting and training boogaloo supporters.q