The New York Times' Maggie Haberman said she thinks former President Donald Trump will likely run for office again in 2024 but might not see out the campaign.
In an
interview with CBS News on Sunday, Haberman, who's promoting her new book about Trump, "Confidence Man," discussed the former president's political future amid investigations into his businesses and presidency.
When the host John Dickerson asked Haberman about rumors that Trump is considering launching another bid for the presidency in 2024 —
possibly after the midterm elections in November — Haberman replied,
"I think he's backed himself into a corner where he has to run."
She continued: "I think that he needs the protections that running for president, he thinks, would afford him in combating investigations that he calls a 'witch hunt.' And
it is the way that he fundraises and makes money. So much of his identity now is about being a politician. So I expect that he will run. That doesn't mean that even if he declares a candidacy that he will stay in the whole time."