PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump spent New Year's Eve hosting a pricey party at his Mar-a-Lago Club.
Restrictions on the media limited photography to anyone but the 45th U.S. president, who announced in November that he will seek election in 2024.
Trump, accompanied by wife Melania Trump, briefly spoke with reporters at Palm Beach's most well-known residence.
The former president acknowledged the campaign is still two years away, but he suggested that his campaign, which will be based out of Palm Beach, is doing "really well."
"I saw poll numbers just today that were fantastic," he said.
For Trump, 2022 ends with some turbulence. Recent polls show his favorability slipping as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' stock continues to rise.
Trump's tax returns from 2016 to 2020 were released Friday, showing at least two years when he paid only $750 in taxes while his businesses posted large losses in several years.
Then there is the criminal investigation of the Trump Organization in New York, the Georgia investigation into election interference, the Jan. 6 committee recommendation of charges stemming from the Capitol riots and the FBI finding secret documents at Mar-a-Lago.
"I think it's a disgrace what's happened with the FBI and with the weaponization of justice," Trump said. "There's never been anything like this, and it is disgraceful."