Trump opens 2024 run, says he’s ‘more committed’ than ever – The Denver Post

By MEG KINNARD and JILL COLVIN (Associated Press)

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 White House bid with a stop Saturday in New Hampshire before heading to South Carolina, appearances in early-voting states marking the first campaign events since announcing his latest run more than two months ago.

“We’re starting. We’re starting right here as a candidate for president,” he told party leaders at the New Hampshire GOP’s annual meeting before a late afternoon stop in Columbia to introduce his South Carolina leadership team. “I’m more angry now and I’m more committed now than I ever was.”

Those states hold two of the party’s first three nominating contests, giving them enormous power in selecting the nominee.

Trump and his allies…