Trump predicts GOP will retake Congress in 2022 and White House in 2024 in speech to party donors

Former President Trump on Saturday night told the Republican Party's top donors that he's optimistic about the GOP's chances for success in the 2022 midterms and to recapture the White House in 2024, according to prepared remarks obtained by CBS News. Mr. Trump did not say whether he would be on the ticket in that election, but he twice teased a potential candidacy, according to an attendee at his speech. 

"I stand before you this evening filled with confidence that in 2022, we are going to take back the House and we are going to reclaim the Senate — and then in 2024, a Republican candidate is going to win the White House," Mr. Trump's prepared remarks said.  The former president, though, often deviated from the script during his nearly hour-long speech, according to an attendee at the event. Mr. Trump again took aim at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who blasted Mr. Trump following his acquittal in his second impeachment trial, calling McConnell a "total stone cold loser." A source said that line was not met with cheers.