Former President Trump at the 2021 CPAC conference (Photo credit: video screenshot)
Former President Trump said in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that he will not make any attempt to create a third party, which is the only way Republicans can unite.
Delivering his first speech since leaving office at CPAC on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 28), Trump embraced the American flag on the sidelines, as he has done before, before walking onto the stage.
“We’re not going to start a new party. They keep saying, ‘He’s going to start a brand new party.’ We have the Republican Party. It’s going to unite and become stronger than ever. I’m not starting a new party. That’s fake news. Fake news,” he said.
Trump promised at CPAC that the party would defeat “radical Democrats” in future elections.
“I want you to know that I will continue to fight by your side,” Trump said, “and we’re going to do what we’re going to do from the beginning, and that’s win.”
“In this chamber, brave Republicans will be at the heart of the effort against the radical Democrats, the fake news media, and their toxic Culture of destruction …… culture of abolition,” Trump claimed.
The speech to CPAC was Trump’s first public appearance since he left office 39 days ago. Since leaving the White House, he has kept a low profile. On Feb. 13, Congress ended its attempt to impeach Trump, who was acquitted because there were not enough lawmakers to support it.
During the speech, Trump criticized the policies of the Biden administration and laid out the future direction of the Republican caucus. Trump also slammed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), praised Rush Limbaugh, a well-known conservative show host who died of cancer, and criticized the election controversy issue.
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