Trump grasps for relevance in first post-presidential speech at CPAC

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Admin

Twice-impeached ex-president used speech at rightwing event to propagate the lie of a ‘rigged’ 2020 election and hinted at 2024 run

An embittered Donald Trump has used his first post-presidential speech to propagate the lie of a “rigged” election in 2020 and hint that he might try to beat Democrats “for a third time” in 2024.

Grasping for continued relevance, Trump returned to his political comfort zone by fearmongering about immigrants and unleashing angry tirades against Joe Biden, his Republican critics and the media.

Republican predicts Trump won’t be party’s presidential nominee in 2024

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Admin

Senator Bill Cassidy points to seats lost in House and Senate during Trump presidency and says ‘if we idolize one person, we will lose’

Bill Cassidy, the Louisiana Republican senator, predicted on Sunday morning that Donald Trump will not be the party’s nominee for president in 2024, pointing to the number of seats lost by Republicans in the House and Senate over the four years Trump was in office.

Cassidy was asked on CNN’s State of the Union show whether he would support Trump if the former president runs for another term in 2024, or if he would support him if he did run and won the Republican nomination to challenge Joe Biden.

Trump to tell CPAC he is Republican ‘presumptive 2024 nominee’ – report

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Admin

Unnamed source tells news site Axios Trump’s speech to the rightwing event will have the message ‘I’m still in charge’

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Donald Trump will reportedly tell the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida this week he is the man to drain the Washington swamp – as Republicans’ “presumptive 2024 nominee”.

Trump triumphant – but senior Republicans still see battles ahead

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Admin

Former president celebrates second impeachment acquittal as supporters and moderates prepare to contest party direction

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Donald Trump emerged from his second impeachment trial almost completely politically intact. But amid widespread laments (or celebrations, depending on the affiliation of the speaker) about the former president’s grip on the Republican party, some prominent voices suggested a changing of the guard may still be due.