CNN’s Gabby Orr: Trump Wants to ‘Clear the Field’ for 2024 and Put Potential Republican Rivals on Notice

RUSH TRANSCRIPT All right ░░░░░░░░ ll get back to ░░░░░░░░ in just a moment ░░░░░░░░ ll put Jonathan on ░░░░░░░░ as we move to ░░░░░░░░ different story With more ░░░░░░░░ damaging hearings about the ░░░░░░░░ 6th attacks happening later ░░░░░░░░ month CNN has learned ░░░░░░░░ president Donald Trump could ░░░░░░░░ a 2024 bid pretty ░░░░░░░░ at any time deviating ░░░░░░░░ an original plan to ░░░░░░░░ after the midterm elections ░░░░░░░░ November CNN reporter Gabby ░░░░░░░░ joins me now Gabby ░░░░░░░░ s talk about this ░░░░░░░░ important development which is ░░░░░░░░ Trump may want to ░░░░░░░░ into the 2024 race ░░░░░░░░ early What are you ░░░░░░░░ from your sources For ░░░░░░░░ past few months Trump ░░░░░░░░ been asking his advisers ░░░░░░░░ would be the best ░░░░░░░░ for him to launch ░░░░░░░░ third presidential campaign And ░░░░░░░░ we ve been told ░░░░░░░░ the last week is ░░░░░░░░ the time is now ░░░░░░░░ has been eagerly awaiting ░░░░░░░░ campaign announcement That could ░░░░░░░░ as soon as this ░░░░░░░░ potentially I m told ░░░░░░░░ a number of advisers ░░░░░░░░ there are really three ░░░░░░░░ that are sort of ░░░░░░░░ this timeline for the ░░░░░░░░ president The first is ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned the revelations ░░░░░░░░ have come out of ░░░░░░░░ public testimony that we ░░░░░░░░ heard from the January ░░░░░░░░ committee They have been ░░░░░░░░ more damaging than Trump ░░░░░░░░ team anticipated And he ░░░░░░░░ wants to change the ░░░░░░░░ to shift it back ░░░░░░░░ him and what his ░░░░░░░░ campaign would look like ░░░░░░░░ policies he would be ░░░░░░░░ on a presidential platform ░░░░░░░░ that s one way ░░░░░░░░ sort of draw attention ░░░░░░░░ from the January 6th ░░░░░░░░ and back into politics ░░░░░░░░ second reason is he ░░░░░░░░ to clear the field ░░░░░░░░ colleague was told this ░░░░░░░░ a primary reason he ░░░░░░░░ to move forward and ░░░░░░░░ a campaign He wants ░░░░░░░░ put potential Republican rivals ░░░░░░░░ notice And that particularly ░░░░░░░░ to Florida governor Ron ░░░░░░░░ who has really emerged ░░░░░░░░ sort of a hero ░░░░░░░░ cultural conservatives and probably ░░░░░░░░ biggest threat to Trump ░░░░░░░░ he does decide to ░░░░░░░░ against him in a ░░░░░░░░ primary And the third ░░░░░░░░ is that he wants ░░░░░░░░ take advantage of the ░░░░░░░░ that we re in ░░░░░░░░ now We ve seen ░░░░░░░░ polling about President Joe ░░░░░░░░ s approval ratings and ░░░░░░░░ Americans feel about the ░░░░░░░░ of the country And ░░░░░░░░ really feels like people ░░░░░░░░ concerned about their pocketbooks ░░░░░░░░ now and maybe less ░░░░░░░░ about his personality And ░░░░░░░░ this could be an ░░░░░░░░ moment he feels to ░░░░░░░░ into the race Well ░░░░░░░░ s interesting to hear ░░░░░░░░ he s weighing what ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis is going to ░░░░░░░░ I think the Florida ░░░░░░░░ will probably run for ░░░░░░░░ regardless of what Trump ░░░░░░░░ decides Of course we ░░░░░░░░ have to keep an ░░░░░░░░ on that Obviously you ░░░░░░░░ Trump has the January ░░░░░░░░ investigation looming over him.