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Trump faces first election contest since leaving office in a month

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AFP :
One month from now, the Midwestern state of Iowa kicks off the US 2024 primary season, and Donald Trump will discover whether he has an insurmountable lead for the Republican presidential nomination, or opponents can spring a surprise.
Four criminal indictments are pending against Trump, putting the former president at risk of imprisonment. Still, he has one of the biggest poll advantages in modern times over Republican rivals at this point in a campaign.
While they all are vying to run in next November’s election as the party seeks to unseat Democratic President Joe Biden, Trump is dominating the race so far.
“We’re going to make America great again,” Trump promises at his rallies, echoing the slogan that catapulted him to power in 2016.

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