Vox Sentences - What to know about Trump’s 2024 bid

Trump seeks the Republican nomination in 2024; Russia isn't behind the explosion that killed two people in NATO member Poland.

Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.

Donald Trump launches a third presidential bid

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• Former President Donald Trump launched a bid for the White House in 2024 on Tuesday. [Associated Press / Jill Colvin]
• In his announcement speech, Trump criticized President Joe Biden on the economy and crime, while promising a return to his MAGA politics. [Politico / Christopher Cadelago, Meridith McGraw, and Alex Isenstadt]
• The announcement comes a week after the GOP underperformed in the midterms; several top Republicans blamed Trump after his endorsed candidates lost their races. [Reuters / Steve Holland and Andy Sullivan]
• Frustration with midterms and Trump’s middling polling have some Republicans, donors, and conservative news outlets calling for Trump to step aside for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. [Guardian / Joan E. Greve]
• Trump will run amid investigations into his alleged mishandling of classified documents, the January 6, 2021, riot, his business ventures, and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. [CNN / Dan Berman]
• Another Trump term could be more damaging to US democracy than the first since he’d be likely to fill key positions with those loyal to him and his extremism. [Vox / Andrew Prokop]

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Vox’s Dylan Scott explains the murky policy differences between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. [Vox /Dylan Scott]

Russia didn't cause  Poland missile explosion

• NATO and Poland’s president said a Ukrainian air defense system likely fired the missile that killed two people in Poland on Tuesday. [Vox / Jen Kirby]
• An investigation is still ongoing. However, NATO officials say there’s no evidence that Russia initiated the attack. The explosion happened as Ukraine responded to a barrage of Russian missiles. [CNBC / Holly Ellyatt]
• Wednesday’s announcement eased fears of an escalation in Russia’s war against Ukraine. [Reuters / Anna Wlodarczak-semczuk, Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska, and Sabine Siebold
• However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied Kyiv was at fault for the attack and called for access to the explosion site for investigation. [AP / Vasilisa Stepanenko]

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Wednesday, NASA launched Artemis I, its new mission to the moon. The crewless rocket will travel further into space than any other vessel made for humans has before. [Vox / Rebecca Heilweil and Ellen Ioanes]

• Sen. Mitch McConnell won a vote on Wednesday for GOP leadership despite some Republicans blaming him for disappointing midterm results. [CNN]
• On Wednesday, an oil tanker associated with Israel was attacked by a suspected Iranian drone off the coast of Oman. [Al Jazeera]
• The Senate moved closer to enshrining federal abortion rights on Wednesday after gaining support from key Republicans. [Politico / Marianne Levine]

“America does better when its leaders are rooted in today and tomorrow, not today and yesterday."

[Stephen A. Schwarzman, CEO of GOP megadonor Blackstone, on Trump’s 2024 announcement / Axios]

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