Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to make an announcement at his Mar-A-Lago resort Tuesday night.Many people expect him to announce he is once again running for president.The latest: WPBF 25 News coverage on PoliticsKevin Wagner believes that’s certainly one possibility.“The expectation is that he’s going to announce his run for the presidency,” Wagner said. “But I think predicting what the former president is going to do, a lot of people have tried to do that and done it pretty unsuccessfully. So, we’re just going to have to wait and see.”Wagner is a political science professor at Florida Atlantic University.He believes if Trump does decide to run, he immediately becomes a favorite to win the Republican nomination.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News“Other Republicans that are thinking about running for president will have to evaluate if there’s room for them in this race,” Wagner said.Among those other Republicans is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, another favorite to win the Republican nomination.Wagner believes a Trump announcement absolutely will impact DeSantis’ future plans.“He came out of the midterm elections in a very, very strong position, maybe in the strongest position of anyone other than the former president,” Wagner said “So, he has a lot of options available to him. So, he’ll have to decide what he wants to do.”Wagner said he knows many people believe Trump is weaker now than he’s ever been, that the midterm elections did not go well for Trump nor for the Republican party.Around the country: National coverage from WPBF 25 NewsBut Wagner pointed out that people have counted out Trump before, and he’s always bounced back.And he also said the next election isn’t until 2024.“There’s a lot of unknowns out there which is what the political environment will be,” Wagner said. “We can talk about what it is right now, but the question really isn’t what is it right now. The question is what will it be when people start voting again. And that’s hard to predict, as well.”Trump’s announcement is scheduled for 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to make an announcement at his Mar-A-Lago resort Tuesday night.
Many people expect him to announce he is once again running for president.
The latest: WPBF 25 News coverage on Politics
Kevin Wagner believes that’s certainly one possibility.
“The expectation is that he’s going to announce his run for the presidency,” Wagner said. “But I think predicting what the former president is going to do, a lot of people have tried to do that and done it pretty unsuccessfully. So, we’re just going to have to wait and see.”
Wagner is a political science professor at Florida Atlantic University.
He believes if Trump does decide to run, he immediately becomes a favorite to win the Republican nomination.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
“Other Republicans that are thinking about running for president will have to evaluate if there’s room for them in this race,” Wagner said.
Among those other Republicans is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, another favorite to win the Republican nomination.
Wagner believes a Trump announcement absolutely will impact DeSantis’ future plans.
“He came out of the midterm elections in a very, very strong position, maybe in the strongest position of anyone other than the former president,” Wagner said “So, he has a lot of options available to him. So, he’ll have to decide what he wants to do.”
Wagner said he knows many people believe Trump is weaker now than he’s ever been, that the midterm elections did not go well for Trump nor for the Republican party.
Around the country: National coverage from WPBF 25 News
But Wagner pointed out that people have counted out Trump before, and he’s always bounced back.
And he also said the next election isn’t until 2024.
“There’s a lot of unknowns out there which is what the political environment will be,” Wagner said. “We can talk about what it is right now, but the question really isn’t what is it right now. The question is what will it be when people start voting again. And that’s hard to predict, as well.”
Trump’s announcement is scheduled for 9 p.m. Tuesday.
