Former President Trump met with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in Florida on Jan. 28 for his first public meeting since leaving office. (Save America PAC)
Florida Republicans welcomed former President Donald Trump back from office and his future political activities, calling him “the hometown president.
Trump, who moved from Washington, D.C., to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. on Dec. 20, has set up a formal post-presidency office to handle external affairs and met with House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in a high-profile meeting nine days after leaving the White House. The meeting.
Local Republicans in Florida welcomed Trump’s political activity, saying the GOP will “move forward with Trump.
“If he wants to build a campaign, we’ll build a campaign around him.” “If he wants to do any visits in the state, we’ll facilitate that,” Florida Republican Party Vice Chairman Christian Ziegler told local media outlet the Orlando Sentinel.
“This is his party.” He added, “He’s our hometown president.”
Palm Beach County Republican Party Chairman Michael Barnett also told the Sentinel that hundreds of Republican Party members are expected to attend the Palm Beach County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day dinner at Sea Lake Manor in April. Barnett said he hopes Trump will attend to “say hello and say a few words.”
Trump met with House Leader McCarthy at the Sea Lake estate on Thursday (28), the first Time Trump has met with a congressional leader since leaving office. A statement issued later by Trump’s team said the two discussed several topics and agreed that their top priority was to “take back the House” for Republicans in the 2022 midterm elections.
“Trump’s popularity has never been stronger than it is today,” the statement said, “and his endorsement (of the endorsement) means more than perhaps any time, any endorsement.”
McCarthy also said he welcomed Trump’s help in electing Republicans in the House and Senate.
“The radical Democratic agenda must be stopped for the sake of our country.” McCarthy said in a statement that “a united conservative movement will strengthen the bonds between our citizens and preserve the foundations of freedom upon which our nation was built.”
An aide familiar with the meeting told Fox News that Trump’s meeting with McCarthy was important in moving the Republican Party forward.
Thursday’s meeting was reportedly arranged after Trump’s team heard McCarthy would be in Florida for a fundraiser as part of his efforts to replace Democratic Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi in the 2022 midterm elections and take back the House speaker.
Fox News reported that McCarthy rescheduled his trip after the Trump team invited him to visit the Sea Lake estate.
Trump has been keeping a relatively low profile after the Jan. 6 congressional riots, when he encountered a total blockade of the mainstream media and social media platforms such as Twitter.
In response, sources told Fox News that McCarthy believes that everyone should be able to speak out and not be pushed to a dead end, and that includes talking to the Biden administration.
After Trump left office, there were multiple private rumors, ranging from him possibly starting a media company to running for a second term in 2024.
Trump’s senior adviser for the 2020 campaign, Jason Miller, recently ruled out the possibility that Trump will form a third party and run in future elections. He said Trump’s top priority is to help the Republican Party win back the House and Senate in the 2022 midterm elections.
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