Donald Trump plans to send out the message in his first appearance after the presidential next weekend that he is the Republicans’ “presumably nominated 2024”, with a grip on the party’s base, Trump’s allies tell Axios.
What to look for: A longtime adviser called Trump’s speech a ‘tone of violence’ and said the message would be: ‘I may not have Twitter or the Oval Office, but I’m still in charge. ‘Repayment is his biggest obsession.
Axios learned that Trump advisers will meet with him in Mar-a-Lago this week to plan his next political moves, and to set up the machinery for kingship in mid-2022.
- Trump is expected to provoke primary challenges for some of those who crossed him, and pour money and endorsements on the Trumpiest candidates.
- State-level officials, if you do not censor Trump critics, stand ready to support him.
Why it matters: Trump’s speech Sunday at CPAC in Orlando is aimed at showing that he controls the party, regardless of whether he presents in 2024.
- His advisers argue that his power within the GOP runs deeper and wider than ever, and that no power can temper him.
- ‘Trump effective is the Republican Party, “Trump’s senior adviser Jason Miller told me. The only gap is between Beltway insiders and Republicans at grassroots level across the country. If you attack President Trump, you’re attacking the Republican grassroots level. ‘
The whole picture: The few Republicans who have spoken ill of Trump since the election – including members of the House who voted to accuse him and senators who voted to convict – have been condemned, challenged and vilified by the parties in their home countries.
What’s next: Trump’s leadership PAC, Save America, has $ 75 million on hand, and he has a database of ten million names.
The long match: Many Trump confidants think he will pretend to run, but eventually succeed. He knows that the possibility – or threat – gives him leverage and attention.
A Trump source some Republicans told him, “If you endorse me, I will run.”
- But advisers says this is not how it will work. This week’s meeting aims to put the brakes on.
- Instead, Trump is going to set up a formal process to evaluate potential underwriters, including the requirement that they raise money and put together an organization.
What we are looking at: Trump plans to argue in the CPAC speech that many of his predictions about President Biden have already come true.
- Search for Trump to lie in a big way in ‘the swamp’ and Beltway insiders.
- The Trump source said: “Just like 2016, we are tackling Washington again.”