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HEADLINE: Post-US Midterm Elections, Attention Turns to 2024 Presidential Race
TEASER: Democrats lose the House but hold on to the Senate; former President Donald Trump declares his 2024 presidential bid and a special counsel is named to investigate him
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((INTRO)) [[ With the U.S. midterm elections over, the focus shifts to the 2024 presidential race. VOA’s Michelle Quinn reports.]]
((Donald Trump, Former US President))
((Source: 2:47, AP apus159275))
“And we will make America great again. Thank you very much. God bless you all.”
((NARRATOR))
Last week, former President Donald Trump announced he was making another bid – his third – for the White House.
((BROLL: Merrick Garland announcing the special counsel))
((Source: AP 4407287))
Just days later, the Biden administration’s attorney general named a special counsel to investigate whether Trump had a role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 and whether he held classified documents after he left office two weeks later.
((Merrick Garland, US Attorney General))
((Source: @ 00:07 AP 4407287))
“I am here today to announce the appointment of a special counsel in connection with two ongoing criminal investigations that have received significant public attention.”
((NARRATOR))
((BROLL: Donald Trump announcing his presidential run))
The announcements come after the U.S. midterms results. Democrats surprised many by holding onto a slim majority in the Senate. The Republicans won control of the House of Representatives but by less than predicted.
((BROLL: Biden))
Still, a split Congress means it will be harder for President Joe Biden, a Democrat, to pass legislation in the last two years of his term.
((Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Republican))
((Source: AP @ 3:01 AP ))
“I’m proud to announce that the era of one-party Democrat rule in Washington is over.”
((NARRATOR))
Some Republicans noted that candidates backed by Trump didn’t do as well as expected given Biden’s perceived weakness — since mid-summer, as inflation concerns grew, Biden approval rating has hovered under 40%. Some Republican leaders say they oppose Trump as their party’s presidential nominee.
[[For Radio: Paul Ryan, former Speaker of the House, is a Republican. He spoke on ABC’s “This Week.”]]
((Paul Ryan, Former Speaker of the House)) ((Courtesy: ABC “This Week”))
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“We probably lose the White House with Trump. If there is someone not named Trump, my guess is we win the White House.”
((NARRATOR))
((Courtesy: Twitter / @RealDonaldTrump))
Over the weekend, after 15 million people voted in a snap poll, Twitter CEO Elon Musk reinstated Trump’s account. The site had banned Trump in 2021 after the rioting at the Capitol.
((Broll: Trump’s Twitter page: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump))
((Broll: Truth Social landing page: https://truthsocial.com))
((Courtesy: TruthSocial / @RealDonaldTrump))
But for now, Trump, according to reports, says he is sticking with his social media platform Truth Social.
((Michelle Quinn, VOA News))
NewsML Media TopicsPolitics
NetworkVOA
Embargo DateNovember 20, 2022 17:23 EST
BylineMichelle Quinn
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America, Voice of America - English
