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Former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump attends a Republican fundraising dinner in Columbia, S.C., August 5, 2023.
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Get ready to hear that question a lot. “Will Trump be there?” will be a question on the lips of many of the president’s supporters over the next several months. According to the former president, the answer will often be, “No.”
Donald Trump has long maintained that the criminal charges he is facing at the state and federal level amount to “election interference,” but he had previously declined to follow the logic of his claim to its conclusion. That is, until yesterday.
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Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.
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Get ready to hear that question a lot. “Will Trump be there?” will be a question on the lips of many of the president’s supporters over the next several months. According to the former president, the answer will often be, “No.”
Donald Trump has long maintained that the criminal charges he is facing at the state and federal level amount to “election interference,” but he had previously declined to follow the logic of his claim to its conclusion. That is, until yesterday.
About the Author
Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.
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