this includes images of trump as an astronaut, superman, fighter pilot, cowboy and race car driver. a pack costs $99, and each comes with the chance of winning prizes including a dinner with the former president himself. so, not the announcement anyone was expecting but clearly an attempt to build up support among his base. support that new polling suggests he is struggling to get. in a poll from the wall streetjournal of likely republican primary voters, donald trump is already trailing florida governor ron desantis by a whopping iii points. 52-38. so, an uphill climb for the former presidentjust a month after announcing his candidacy. shelby talcott is a reporter with semafor and joins us from washington.
before, and they want to the former president to be keeping things pretty low key, partially because he announced so early. but on the flip side, there is an argument that he announces he wasn t prepared. i had multiple sources saying they had no idea what trump is doing, and these were the people who worked on his 2020 campaign. people were very confused, so there is the argument that it s intentional, but i think the bigger argument is that is nonintentional and there is just a lack of organisation. nonintentional and there is ust a lack of organisation. nonintentional and there is ust a lack of organisation. nonintentional and there is ust a lack of organisation. let s bring in our panelists now. victoria, what do you think is happening here? let s talk about the cards first because i have to get your opinion? i5 cards first because i have to get your opinion? your opinion? is classic donald trum -. your opinion? is classic donald trump- it your opinion? is classic donald
changes based on who s in the white house, who controls the senate or the congress. that is a problem because, if you are turkey, if you are china, he doesn t matter who controls the house. the consistency is there. he mentioned donald trump, and the donald trump years were different from the obama years and the biden years. that s also affecting engagement with africa. that is problematic. that is problematic. natalie, let s brina in that is problematic. natalie, let s bring in the that is problematic. natalie, let s bring in the eu that is problematic. natalie, let s bring in the eu and that is problematic. natalie, let s bring in the eu and talk that is problematic. natalie, let s bring in the eu and talk about - that is problematic. natalie, let s bring in the eu and talk about the eu, because even the eu is playing catch up in africa. eu, because even the eu is playing catch-up in africa. catch-up in africa. absolutely. as ou said, catch-up in africa. absolutely. as you s
hello, i m maryam moshiri. you re watching the context on bbc news. 49 african leaders are in washington as the us attempts to re assert its influence there. president biden says the united states is all in on africa s future announcing billions of dollars of investment. donald trump teases a major announcement, which turns out to be digital trading cards of himself. tonight with the context, victoria coates, senior energy adviser to the trump administration, and nathalie tocci, director of italy s institute of international affairs.
they will be disappointed with it. they just want more they will be disappointed with it. theyjust want more transparency because this is such a big turning point in american history. i’m because this is such a big turning point in american history. i m sure the ll be point in american history. i m sure they ll be a point in american history. i m sure they ll be a lot point in american history. i m sure they ll be a lot of point in american history. i m sure they ll be a lot of disappointed - they ll be a lot of disappointed conspiracy theorist out there. nomia, thank you. it s been a month since donald trump announced he will be running for president again in 2024, and we are set for another announcement today. we don t know what exactly, but he teased the announcement in a way only he can with this post on his social media site, truth social. well, there was clearly a lot of speculation about what the announcement might be, but i don t think anyone would have guessed it cor