Can he really win again? In the same week, Donald Trump was found liable of battery and took to the television to repeat old false claims — but he still has many eager supporters.
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Defiant Trump still tops polls for 2024 race
Can he really win again? In the same week, Donald Trump was found liable of battery and took to the television to repeat old false claims - but he still has many eager supporters.
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What's happening?
Last week, a juryA group of people who are chosen to look at evidence about a crime and decide what the facts are. in New York found that former US leader Donald TrumpAn American television personality who became US president from 2016 to 2020. sexually assaulted and defamedDefamation is an untrue statement that harms someone's reputation. a woman called E Jean Carroll.
But despite this, many think the 76-year-old could still win the next US electionA vote in which someone is chosen to represent a group of people. and become president again in 2024.
After the jury made their decision, Donald Trump spoke on television at an event run by CNNCable News Network is a US international television news organisation.. The crowd laughed and clapped as he insulted E Jean Carroll and said that the 2020 election had been "stolen" from him.
After the event, some said that CNN should not have given Donald Trump the chance to speak on television. But others said it was important to hear views from lots of different people, including Trump.
A survey of Republican PartyAlso known as the Grand Old Party or GOP, it is one of the USA's two major political parties. Its first president was Abraham Lincoln. It sits on the right of the political spectrum. members found that 60% would support him if he ran again to be president in 2024.
Trump is also one of the most well-known people in the world. He has already raised lots of money that he could spend on a campaign to be president.
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But there are still some problems for Trump. He is much older than another popular Republican, Ron DeSantisA Republican Party politician in Florida, USA known for his right-wing views., who is only 44.
And there are still investigations going on into his business dealings. Some think he could even go to jail.
Can he really win again?
Yes! Donald Trump has a very good chance of winning. He is still very popular with lots of Americans and has lots of money to spend.
No! Lots of Americans do not want Trump to be president. We do not yet know who else might run. And he still faces trouble with the law.
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Keywords
Jury - A group of people who are chosen to look at evidence about a crime and decide what the facts are.
Donald Trump - An American television personality who became US president from 2016 to 2020.
Defamed - Defamation is an untrue statement that harms someone's reputation.
Election - A vote in which someone is chosen to represent a group of people.
CNN - Cable News Network is a US international television news organisation.
Republican Party - Also known as the Grand Old Party or GOP, it is one of the USA's two major political parties. Its first president was Abraham Lincoln. It sits on the right of the political spectrum.
Ron DeSantis - A Republican Party politician in Florida, USA known for his right-wing views.
Defiant Trump still tops polls for 2024 race
Raucous: When Trump denied assaulting Carroll, the audience at the CNN event clapped. Glossary
Jury - A group of people who are chosen to look at evidence about a crime and decide what the facts are.
Donald Trump - An American television personality who became US president from 2016 to 2020.
Defamed - Defamation is an untrue statement that harms someone's reputation.
Election - A vote in which someone is chosen to represent a group of people.
CNN - Cable News Network is a US international television news organisation.
Republican Party - Also known as the Grand Old Party or GOP, it is one of the USA's two major political parties. Its first president was Abraham Lincoln. It sits on the right of the political spectrum.
Ron DeSantis - A Republican Party politician in Florida, USA known for his right-wing views.