A Donald Trump “angrier than ever” resumed on Saturday, January 28, 2023, with campaign rallies hoping to boost his bid for the White House with a speech in the key state of New Hampshire before a trip to South Carolina, 1,500 km away.

Two and a half months after entering the race for the 2024 election, the former US president left the gilded salons of his Florida residence for visits that are not due to coincidence.

These two states will be among the first to organize their Republican primaries in early 2024. A victory would guarantee Donald Trump the winner precious – and necessary – momentum for the future.

“We need a leader who is ready to take on the forces that are ravaging our country”he said in front of hundreds of people in Salem, a small town in New Hampshire where the Republican Party holds its annual convention.

“Corrupt Establishment”

But after ruling for years over the “Grand Old Party,” Donald Trump, 76, won’t necessarily be on conquered ground.

In this border state of Canada, many local elected officials criticize the billionaire for having sealed Republicans’ chances in the recent midterm elections by supporting candidates considered too extreme.

“Personally, I think it has lost a lot of its appeal and aura”says Mike Bordes, elected to the local parliament, who had nevertheless supported him in the 2020 election.

If this official will really be present in Salem— “He is the former president, so we have to welcome him” – it is also said “ready to move on and consider other options” for the Republican nomination.

On Saturday, Donald Trump played his usual score, repeating that the 2020 election had been stolen from him and giving his rivals despicable nicknames.

He also touted his record on public safety and immigration and promised to save the country “of destroying a corrupt, radical and selfish political establishment”.

“I’m angrier now and more determined today than I’ve ever been”he said.

Trouble

But also in South Carolina, a state bordering the Atlantic Ocean, where he will unveil his campaign team at 16:00 (21:00 GMT), he may face opposition.

Because if the former president is officially the only declared Republican candidate, several suitors in this state also seem ready to launch.

Starting with its former governor, Nikki Haley, who promised her supporters an announcement very soon.

Donald Trump has also seen several of his major donors publicly announce that they will not support his 2024 candidacy, in favor of Ron DeSantis — Florida governor and the party’s rising star, who was also not officially launched in the race.

Political concerns, which the ex-president, already surrounded by a myriad of investigations, would have done well.

In December, a parliamentary committee investigating the Republican’s responsibility in the attack led by his supporters on the US Congress recommended that he be prosecuted criminally. A Georgia judge also promised a ruling “imminent” about the political pressure he exerted in this state.

“These are extreme left-wing, radical prosecutors who are absolutely terrible people,” Trump said.

And Biden?

Despite these setbacks, beware of burying Donald Trump too quickly, repeat his supporters.

The Tribune, whose fall has been announced a thousand times, has so far survived all the scandals. He could also benefit greatly from the upcoming lifting of the suspension of his Facebook and Instagram accounts and find a significant megaphone there.

Donald Trump, or another… The candidate chosen by the Republican camp at the end of these primaries will face the nominee of the Democratic Party in November 2024.

President Joe Biden says he has it so far “intention to perform”and promised to announce its decision at the beginning of the year.

The architecture of his eventual candidacy is also starting to take shape.

The octogenarian leader will be in New York next Tuesday and then in Philadelphia on Friday, meeting wealthy supporters to fill his party’s coffers.

Political experts predict a possible announcement after his State of the Union address, the traditional political address of presidents given to parliamentarians – and scheduled for February 7.