WASHINGTON — In announcing his candidacy Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump has reverted to a familiar tactic — meeting weakness with hubris.
"In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president," Trump said. "I am running because I believe the world has not yet seen the truth and glory of what this nation can be."
Trump, impeached twice and under investigation for trying to overturn the 2020 election, made the unprecedented announcement from his gilded Florida home to an audience of supporters. Over more than an hour, he vacillated between reading a teleprompter and speaking off the cuff — mixing boasts, insults, promises, grievances, threats and conspiracy, including an evidence-free insinuation that China interfered in the 2020 election.
