A year after election defeat, Trump commands his party
Media critics lambasted Trump for employing the trademark rooting gesture of Braves fans — the tomahawk chop — on camera. Not that his critics are Astros fans, but because the gesture has become politically incorrect, as CNN explained, due to racial imagery considered hostile to American Indians.
Trump fans ate it up like Thanksgiving turkey with a side of cranberry sauce, as Trump basked in the limelight.
The ex-president remains mum as to his intentions for 2024, but as he marks the first anniversary of the election in which he lost his job to Joe Biden, Trump remains the Republican candidate to beat in 2024.
Trump pollster John McLaughlin surveyed 1,000 likely voters in mid-October. Squaring off against a field of 17 potential challengers, Trump held a huge lead of 43% over his nearest rival, Florida governor Ron DeSantis.
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