It was billed by the 45th president as a “MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT,” complete with ALL-CAPS to help build the anticipation. Would Donald Trump, the first and only declared candidate in the 2024 race for the White House, be announcing his running mate? Or perhaps he’d release a schedule of campaign rally events that have been noticeably absent since Trump’s Nov. 16 announcement at his Mar-a-Lago estate. It’s almost unheard of for a major candidate announcing a run for the presidency not to follow up with a big rally to build momentum and buzz. After his 2015 launch announcement in New York,...