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Braving rain and cold, Trump's supporters soak up hints of another run

In his speech, the former president also blasted two South Carolina House members who have been critical of him.
Donna Eiden sold merchandise dedicated to former President Donald Trump before his rally on Saturday.

Donald Trump hasn't said for sure if he will run in 2024. But he's having a hell of a lot of fun teasing it.

"We are going to take back that beautiful, beautiful White House. I wonder who will do that. I wonder, I wonder," he said to roaring applause at a Saturday rally in Florence, S.C.

More than a year after he left the White House, Trump is still the center of the Republican universe. And that's truest of all for his most committed fans. Thousands of rallygoers waited for hours on Saturday in frigid, gusty weather for Trump to speak.

"It shows the love people have to be out in this,"

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