ORLANDO, Fla. – Former President Trump delivered his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Sunday – a conclusion to the annual conference in which Trump delivered his first major speech since leaving office.
Trump is expected to attack President Biden on issues of immigration to Big Tech, while a source told Fox News that he will walk ‘to the point of announcing another campaign’ in 2024.
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His speech was preceded by the CPAC straw man, who surveyed participants about who they would see on the ballot. Participants overwhelmingly voted for Trump for a run in 2024, while in a separate poll for Florida government Ron DeSantis, they would vote if Trump did not throw his hat in the ring.
Trump is not expected to announce a 2024 run in the speech and instead focus on the immediate future of the Republican Party. He is expected to bring about the idea that a new party will be formed, and rather commit himself to the IDP and pave the way for the 2022 Congress to be taken back.
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“We are not starting new parties, and we will not divide our power and our strength. Instead, we will be united and strong like never before,” Trump will say in an excerpt from Fox News’ speech. has.
However, it is unlikely that the unit will expand to those who opposed him as president – and he is expected to target his name, including rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Who voted in January to accuse the president.
Trump’s speech was highly anticipated by the extremely pro-Trump crowd. MAGA hats are ubiquitous during the conference, a multitude of Trump merchandise can be purchased at kiosks, and there is even a massive gold statue of Trump wearing American flag pants and holding a star-shaped wand in CPAC Central.
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Other potential 2024 candidates were present and spoke during the conference – sponsored by Fox Nation – including Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Government of South Dakota, Kristi Noem, Government of Florida, Ron DeSantis, and former Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs, Mike Pompeo.
Meanwhile, many of those who opposed Trump, including Cheney and Senator Mitt Romney, R-Utah, were not present.
Fox News’s Tyler Olson, Mark Meredith and John Roberts contributed to this report.