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Who will rejoin the Trump train?

Donald Trump, as expected, announced last night that he'llrun for president againin 2024, despite being twice impeached, castigated for fomenting the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, investigated for potential fraud at his family's business and blamed for Republicans' weak showing in last week's midterm elections.

But while the former president is counting on faithful Republicans to once again flock to him, he appears to be losing supporters including deep-pocketed conservative donors who are instead looking for alternatives. Just this morning,Steve Schwarzman of Blackstone, a longtime ally of Trump's, said he would back someone from a "new generation" of Republicans. And last night's attendee list was telling: Loyalists like Roger Stone and Mike Lindell, the C.E.O. of MyPillow, were there, butfew members of Congressmade the trip.

Trump outlined what a second term would look like.In his meandering 63-minute speech, he focused on issues like improving the economy and clamping down on immigration and crime.

Other onetime allies have turned on Trump,particularly after his handpicked candidates largely lost races across the country, denying Republicans a much-expected "red wave." Mike Pence, his former vice president, suggestedin an interview with The Timesthat he would not support Trump again. Fox News and other outlets owned by Rupert Murdoch have criticized Trump for dampening Republicans' electoral performance "Trumpty Dumpty" led an issue of The New York Post last week while promoting Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida as the new G.O.P. standard-bearer. So too have stalwart conservative groups like the Club for Growth, whichshared with Politicoa poll showing Trump trailing DeSantis in early primary states.

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Perhaps as important, at least some G.O.P. backers seem to be feeling Trump fatigue.Ken Griffin, the hedge-fund billionaire and one of the biggest donors to Republicans, is openly backing DeSantis. Keep an eye on other megadonors like Richard Uihlein, Jeffrey Yass and Larry Ellison.

And Trump still faces a host of legal problems.The Justice Department continues to investigate his mishandling of classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago club. Theformer C.F.O. of the Trump Organization, Allen Weisselberg, began testifying against the company yesterday in a case brought by the Manhattan district attorney. And New York's attorney general has sued Trump and others over fraud allegations as well.