A former spokesman for Donald Trump predicted that the former president will drop out of the 2024 race ahead of the Iowa caucuses due to the mounting stress he is facing.
Anthony Scaramucci, who briefly served as White House director of communications under Trump, said he knows Trump's personality "reasonably well" and noted that the former president "does not like" the recent indictments he is facing and "is stressed about it."
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Scaramucci also pointed to the fact that Trump still faces potential indictments over his attempt to overhaul election results in Georgia and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, according to his Monday appearance on NewsNation.
"I think he ends up eventually dropping out of the race," said Scaramucci. "And I think he ends up coming up with some type of Spiro Agnew-like plea where he's out, doesn't go to jail. Something happens to him but not too significant. And I don't think he makes it to the Iowa caucus."
Scaramucci also said that while Trump has said "he's going to be in it till the end," several of his family members, including his daughter Ivanka Trump, are "not with him this time."
"I think that's weighing on him," said Scaramucci.
Trump was indicted on 37 charges on Thursday related to alleged obstruction and mishandling of classified documents, which he kept at his Mar-a-Lago residence. The former president pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to the charges during his arraignment in downtown Miami.
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The indictment on Trump has left many Republicans split on the former president, with several condemning him for his handling of the documents. Former Vice President Mike Pence said he "can't defend" the former president, but stressed the principle of innocent until proven guilty and that he would wait to make a final judgment until after the court made a final decision.
Trump announced his third run for president in November 2022, making him the first Republican candidate to do so. He faces competition from other Republican lawmakers who have entered the primary race since then, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).