What Trump said in his first speech 5 weeks after leaving the White House
Trump opened the door to running for president again in 2024
Former American President Donald Trump reappeared on Sunday (28) at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando with a speech filled with criticism of the policies implemented by his successor, Joe Biden, and in which he kept the doors open to be again candidate for the presidency of the United States United States in 2024.
"Who knows, who knows. I could even decide to beat them a third time," he said, referring to his Democratic rivals.
"A Republican president will return to the White House. I wonder who he could be," he added.
In front of an audience of supporters, Trump insisted, without providing evidence, that he lost in the 2020 elections because they were "rigged" and asked his followers to keep his political movement active. The former president smothered rumors that he could create a new party, but made it clear that he will continue to act within the Republican Party. "I am not going to create a new party. We have the Republican Party. It will unite and become stronger than ever."
In front of a devoted audience, Trump spared no attacks on Biden, to whom he attributed "the most disastrous first month of any president in modern history", and was especially critical of the immigration reform plan that Biden is trying to pass in Congress. According to Trump, if approved, it would make the United States "a sanctuary" for irregular immigration.
Having overcome impeachment for his role in the January 6 attack on the Capitol (US government headquarters), Trump appears determined to compete for the leadership of the Republican Party or, at least, to maintain his influence.
Trump publicly disagreed with some Republican leaders who criticized his performance at the end of his term, such as Senate Republican minority leader Mitch McConnell, and attacked members of the party who stayed away from him and who will seek re-election in the 2022 legislative elections. , in the middle of the presidential term.
Trump fights for new headlines in the Biden era
By Anthony Zurcher, BBC USA correspondent
Donald Trump is back. After a month away from the public eye, the ex-president chose the friendly space of the Conservative Political Action Conference to launch the bet for his political resurrection.
Judging by the crowd here, it won't take much effort to revive him, at least among conservative activists. His support for Trump, as in his electoral defeat and the Capitol crowd attack, has never waned.
So when Trump launched his attempt to remain in the leadership of the Party, whether as someone capable of nominating a successor or even wielding his own flag in 2024, the public showed its approval at the top of their lungs.
On Sunday, Trump's potential successors in the party could see some chance of accomplishing his goal.
Trump's speech no longer had the brilliance he is used to. Your voluntary exile may have taken its toll, forcing you to find slogans that work in the Biden era.
And while his policy approval ratings were very high in a poll among respondents, only half said they would vote for Donald Trump if he ran in 2024.
It is a considerable advantage, but it may not be enough to discourage potential candidates.
Trump's continued influence within the party seems unquestionable, but if it translates into a new presidential nomination, if he so wishes, it is not certain. Trump will have to win her over.
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