In the United States, the first Republican rally since Donald Trump announced himself as the presidential candidate of 2024 ended yesterday, Saturday November 19, in Las Vegas. And many potential party candidates were present. The former president, who gave his speech by videoconference, was added to the program at the last minute. And if he received a standing ovation after his address, he was also heavily criticized.
With our correspondent in the United States, Carrie Nooten
The annual gathering of the Republican Jewish coalition has turned into a “primary before the primary”. Nikki Halley, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pompeo, the party elephants who never hid their presidential ambitions were there. And party executives did not hesitate to criticize Donald Trump.
“ We keep losing, losing, losing »
They hold him responsible – in part – for the disappointing results in the midterm election, but also for the poor results of 2018 and 2020. Chris Christies is the former governor of New Jersey, an early supporter of the ex-president. And he attacked directly: We keep losing, losing, losing… And in fact, the reason we lose is because Donald Trump put himself above everything else! »
Difficult start with financiers
Beyond support within the party, Donald Trump also seems to be off to a bad start with the financiers who usually support his campaign: more and more of them would bet on Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, and turn away from the former president.
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