Former U.S. President Donald Trump will give his first major speech after leaving office this weekend, and event organizers said today that Trump may mention the possibility of running for the presidency again in 2024.
Trump will speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on the 28th. The conference is being held in Orlando, Florida from the 25th to the 28th.
Matt Schlapp, president of the American Conservative Union, said he expects Trump to outline his active role in Republican politics at the event.
Schlapp told Reuters, “I’m not sure what he’ll say in response to the 2024 (election), but I believe he’ll make it clear that it’s a strong possibility.”
A representative for Trump declined to discuss what Trump might deliver in his speech. Trump has previously said he would consider running for president again. Others who may run for the Republican Party in 2024 include former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, both of whom will also attend the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Trump has repeatedly called his defeat the result of massive fraud in the two months following last year’s Nov. 3 presidential election.
Establishment Republican bigwigs like Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell want to put Trump behind them, but Trump supporters believe the energy generated by Trump’s conservative base can help Republicans win in the 2022 midterm elections.
Trump will keep a seat in the political arena, the primaries will not be without him, he will give advice, he will talk, which makes establishment Republicans shudder, they are very worried about his continued influence. And my advice to them is, go adapt.” Schlapp also said Mike Pence, who served as vice president during the Trump Administration, politely declined an invitation to speak at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference. Pence also has aspirations to run for president. In response to Pence, Schlapp said, “He’s going to need a little Time before he starts making public comments.”
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