The trial will elevate itself as an opportunity for GOP presidential candidates to carve distinct party lines and how aligned they’ll continue to be with the former president.
Even if Trump is not barred from holding future office, his support has waned among GOP voters.
President Donald Trump immediately teased a 2024 White House run after Joe Biden was declared President-elect, propping himself up as the front-runner for the Republican Party. But his leadership within the GOP could partially vanish in the aftermath of the deadly siege from pro-Trump rioters on the U.S. Capitol, as the House voted to impeach the president a second time for “inciting violence,” with some lawmakers even calling on Trump to resign.
Republican support for a non-consecutive Trump term dipped by twelve percent after last week’s assault, according to a Morning Consult-POLITICO poll released Wednesday, with 42 percent of Republicans saying they would vote for Trump in 2024, compared to the 54 percent who said the same in November.