Donald Trump will reportedly tell the Conservative political action conference in Florida this week that he is the man who is draining the swamp of Washington – as Republicans’ ‘suspect 2024 nominee’.
Trump will address CPAC on Sunday, his topic the future of the Republican Party. The newspaper Axios reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources, its plan to adopt the mantle.
An unnamed ‘longtime adviser’ is quoted as saying that Trump’s speech on the right-wing event would be a ‘show of strength’ with the message: ‘I may not have Twitter or the Oval Office, but I’m still at the helm of affairs. ‘
A source, a close adviser to Jason Miller, said: “Trump is effectively the Republican Party. 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 sole. ”
Thousands have left the party since the January 6 attack on the Capitol, which incited Trump in his attempt to reverse an election defeat he had not yet conceded and in which five people, including a police officer, died.
The poll by the left shows that the former president has a clear lead over a series of potential 2024 candidates, who support him and not in a supposed by-election.
Ten members of the House voted for the second time to accuse Trump of the riot in Capitol and seven senators voted with the Democrats to convict. It was needed briefly by ten votes of the majority, but it made it the most dual accusation ever.
Republicans who turned against Trump were censored by state parties and reported that vitriol targeted them at the root – and even family members.
Trump’s grip on the party is clear. On Sunday, a key member of the House leadership, Steve Scalise, repeatedly refused to say Trump was losing the election or taking responsibility for the riot in the Capitol.
Scalise told ABC News he visited Trump in Mar-a-Lago, his Florida resort.
“I noticed he was much more relaxed than in his four years in the White House,” he said. “He still cares a lot for this country and the direction of our country. But you know, it was a conversation more about how he’s doing now and what he plans to do and how his family is doing. ‘
Axios quoted an unnamed source as saying potential 2024 candidates had sought Trump’s approval. It also noted that the former president, who would be 78 on election day and faces significant legal threats, now that he has left office, may be planning to tie the party together, but ultimately does not want to run. .
Funds raised around Trump’s lie about his clear election defeat by Joe Biden as a result of fraud could be plowed to fund primary parties against those who crossed him.
Either way, CPAC was forced to move near its location in Maryland. Crowds during the Conservative event were initially suspicious of Trump, but began embracing his flagship zeal displays.
Axios’ source apparently said: “Just like 2016, we are tackling Washington again.”