It's Official: Trump Announces 2024 Presidential Bid

President Trump: "In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States." pic.twitter.com/z95oHYjWwF

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 16, 2022

TRUMP: "This will not be my campaign. This will be our campaign all together. Because the only force strong enough to defeat the massive corruption we are up against is you, the American people." pic.twitter.com/ShFBEywaTb

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 16, 2022

TRUMP: "We will abolish every Biden covid mandate and rehire every patriot who was fired from our military with an apology and full back pay." pic.twitter.com/sEs1sAlbfh

— MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) November 16, 2022

For months, Trump and his team have been planning his announcement and sketching out a campaign operation. There will be no formal campaign manager for the upcoming run. Instead, two longtime Republican operatives, Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles, will oversee operations. LaCivita will be leaving his firm, FP1 Strategies, to take on the new role.

Brian Jack, who served as White House political director for then-President Trump and currently runs Kevin McCarthy’s national political operation, is expected to also play a key role in the campaign and will focus on the nuts and bolts of presidential primary politics for Trump. In addition, Justin Caporale, a former top aide to first lady Melania Trump who also served on the Trump 2020 campaign, will have a senior managerial role. Two former Trump White House officials — Clayton Henson and Alex Latcham — will be in senior political roles on the campaign.

Taylor Budowich, Trump's current spokesman, will not be part of the campaign but instead will oversee principal pro-Trump super PAC, MAGA Inc. Tony Fabrizio, Trump's longtime pollster, will do polling for the super PAC.