DeSantis, thought of as Trump's most formidable rival in part due to his history of fundraising and rankings in early polls on the primary, was second with 20% of the vote. Prior to his speech, Trump cleared the conference's straw poll - which CPAC says 2,000 attendees completed - with 62% of the vote. Trump suggested that the federal government should "take over control and management" of Washington, D.C., because of high crime rates. Trump added that, if elected, he would crack down on purported "out of control monsters" which he claimed were causing crime across the country. 6, also was a featured speaker, and held live broadcasts of his Infowars show in the CPAC media row. Trump's former White House adviser, Steve Bannon, who led "Stop the Steal" efforts on Jan. The rhetoric has been cited by Republicans publicly as a reason for the party's lackluster performance in the 2022 midterm elections.Įlection denial was somewhat of a theme among speakers at this year's CPAC, with failed Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake giving a keynote address on Friday night. Trump also alleged he "won the second election," a continuation of his baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen. We're going to complete the mission," Trump, who launched his third bid for the presidency in November 2022, told the supportive CPAC crowd that frequently chanted "four more years!" I'm standing before you because we're going to finish what we started. "They're not coming after me, they're coming after you, and that's why I'm standing here today. "Every time the polls get higher and higher, the prosecutors get crazier and crazier," Trump said, joking that he didn't know the word "subpoena" until after he became president. Trump called James and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, both of whom are Black women, as "racist." He is also facing an investigation in Georgia over his attempts to overturn his loss in the state in the 2020 general election. Trump is also facing a civil lawsuit from New York Attorney General Letitia James, who alleges the former president and his business committed fraud by manipulating his property values to his benefit. Capitol that was investigated by a House select committee. Trump frequently brought up the multiple subpoenas he's received regarding both his handling of classified documents found at his resort in Mar-a-Lago, to his role in the Jan. And you're going to have World War III if something doesn't happen fast." intervention in wars, and claimed he "will prevent, very easily, World War III. On foreign policy, another issue that has divided Trump from other potential opponents, he repeatedly talked about preventing further U.S. "We are never going back to the people that want to destroy our great social security system … even some in our own party, I wonder who that might be," he said. have supported reforms to social security and medicare. Ron DeSantis, and Nikki Haley, former U.S. Trump took note of how some Republicans, without naming them - such as his former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Rove held a donor conference in Austin, Texas, last week featuring several potential 2024 candidates, while Ryan, the 2012 GOP vice presidential nominee, has said he'll support "anybody but Trump" in the 2024 race. "We'll appropriately deal with the RINOs," he said, referencing the moniker for "Republicans In Name Only." "We will never go back to the party of Paul Ryan, Karl Rove and Jeb Bush." He also argued the experience of his first term is a plus: "Now I am experienced and I know the people of Washington." Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on March 4, 2023. Fort Washington, Maryland - In his keynote address at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Saturday evening, former President Donald Trump aired grievances with his familiar foes: President Biden, the Department of Justice, and the litany of legal fights he is embroiled in.īut Trump, now an official presidential candidate who is expected to see a crowded field of other challengers, also took subdued shots at his potential opponents, and argued that any GOP option that's not him represents an establishment "we're never going back to."
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