Trump ‘Wants His Old Job Back,’ Might Announce White House Run Within Weeks: Kellyanne Conway

Kellyanne Conway, who managed former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, told CBS News on Friday that Trump has his sights set on the White House in 2024 and that, within weeks, he might officially throw his hat in the ring.

Conway was asked whether Trump plans to announce he’s running for president before Thanksgiving.

“Well, he would like to,” Conway replied, according to CBS News.

Conway, who also served as Trump’s adviser after he defeated failed presidential contender Hillary Clinton, said that the former president is “as active as anybody” in the midterm elections.

Trump has resumed his signature rallies, seeking to build support for a Republican red wave and denouncing Democrat policies that he says are driving America to ruin.

“Our country is going to hell,” Trump said at a Sept. 3 rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. “Above all, this election is a referendum on the corruption and extremism of Joe Biden and the radical Democratic Party.”

It’s a message he’s expressed repeatedly, telling rallygoers at a more recent event in Wilmington, North Carolina, that “if you want the decline and fall of America, then you should vote for the crazy, radical left Democrats,” adding that putting Republicans back in charge would “save the American dream.”

Conway said in the CBS interview that, once the midterms are done, Trump will “assess the timing of his announcement.”

“I will tell you why he wants to run for president—Donald Trump wants his old job back,” Conway said.

Pressed on the specific timing of a possible Trump announcement, Conway said, “I think before the end of this year.”

Kellyanne Conway, then-adviser to President Donald Trump, talks to reporters outside the White House in Washington on July 7, 2020. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ‘I’ve Already Made That Decision’

Trump, for his part, said back in mid-July that

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