Donald Trump from the campaign trail: The former president's road to the 2024 election
After losing the presidential election in 2020 following his first term, Donald Trump announced on Nov. 15, 2022, that he would be running once again in 2024. The former president made the announcement to the nation from Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Donald Trump participated in his first campaign event since officially announcing a 2024 presidential run just a couple of months earlier. Trump spoke at the New Hampshire Republican State Committee's Annual Meeting on Jan. 28, 2023. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
After the Ohio train derailment in February 2023 caused infernos and evacuation chaos in East Palestine, Donald Trump headed to the state to give his remarks at the East Palestine Fire Station on Feb. 22. (Michael Swensen/Getty Images)
Donald Trump was one of the many speakers at the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Donald Trump held a rally in Waco, Texas, on March 24, 2023. This marked the first rally of his 2024 campaign. (Sergio Flores/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In September, public appearances started ramping up for Donald Trump with the election year quickly approaching. On Sept. 8, 2023, Trump headed to Rapid City, South Dakota, to speak at the South Dakota Republican Party's Monumental Leaders rally. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
In mid-September, Donald Trump was a speaker at the Concerned Women for America Summit. The two-day event was held in Washington, D.C. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
Donald Trump spoke at the Pray Vote Stand Summit in Washington, D.C. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
On Sept. 15, 2023, the United Auto Workers went on strike against the "Big Three" auto manufacturers: General Motors, Stellantis and Ford. On Sept. 27, Trump took a trip to Michigan to hold a rally at Drake Enterprises. Trump's rally came one day after President Biden visited the picket line. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Donald Trump's supporters have shown up in large numbers, covered in merchandise featuring the former president at the many rallies he has held since the announcement he would be running for president. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Club 47 USA, previously called Club 45 USA, is made up of people who support Trump and want to see the former president take office again. In October 2023, Trump spoke at a campaign event for the corporation in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images)
Many of Donald Trump's campaign stops so far have been in Iowa, given the state's caucuses are the first to occur in the nation. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
On Oct. 28, 2023, mere weeks after Hamas' attack on Israel, Donald Trump, along with other Republican presidential hopefuls, spoke at the Republican Jewish Coalition annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas. (Ronda Churchill/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Donald Trump made a stop in Sioux City, Iowa, after speaking at the Jewish Coalition's annual conference just a day prior. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
On Nov. 4, 2023, Donald Trump spoke at the Florida Freedom Summit. Trump is running against the current governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, and others for the Republican presidential bid. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Donald Trump frequently speaks about the immigration policies in America and has pledged to finish the wall he began building during his presidential term. He has also run on the promise of strengthening America's immigration policies if he is to win the 2024 election. In November, Trump headed to Texas, where he was officially endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott and gave a speech at the southern border. (Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images)
On Dec. 9, 2023, Donald Trump was a speaker at the New York Young Republican Club Gala in the city. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Donald Trump has made multiple stops in New Hampshire thus far in his campaign, including on Dec. 16. The New Hamshire primaries will take place late in January. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump visited various cities around Iowa at the start of 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
On Jan. 10, 2024, Trump participated in a Fox News Town Hall in Iowa. The event was co-moderated by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum just days before the Iowa caucuses. During the event, Iowa voters in the audience were able to ask the former president questions. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)