Trump said in CPAC speech: 'I might have to run again'

DALLAS – Former President Donald Trump returned to the CPAC stage on Saturday, pushing unsubstantiated election claims, bashing his opponents and saying, ``I might have to run again'' by 2024. hinted at running for the race this year.

"If I stayed home, the persecution of Donald Trump would soon stop, but I love my country and I love my people, so I can't." He said. 

Later in his nearly two-hour speech, he said: 

Trump did not announce his re-running for the White House in 2024, but as in years past, the CPAC straw He still won the survey easily. In the straw vote that Trump was taken off the list, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was the clear favorite with 64%, followed by Senator Ted Cruz with 6%. Everything else he was under 5%.

Mr. Trump frequently pointed out the results of polls on stage, particularly at conservative conference attendees. pointed out his approval rating among 

Trump spent most of his speech bashing Democratic moderate senators Joe Manchin and Kirsten Cinema. Both lawmakers signed the climate change deal the Senate was voting for while Trump was on the podium. Vice President Kamala Harris cast a tie vote to advance the bill asTrump spoke. The bill received the support of all 50 Democrats, but not a single Republican supported him. The Senate opened a debate after her vote. This will last up to 20 hours before the Senate begins voting on the amendment. 

Trump has vowed to go to West Virginia to campaign against Manchin for reelection in 2024, and Cinema will also campaign against her when she goes. That same year he was re-elected in Arizona. 

Former Trump Attorney General Bill Barr, who resigned amid Trump's false allegations after the 2020 election, said earlier this week he told CBS his news Catherine. Ridge warned: If Trump wins in 2024, he will be "a 78-year-old lame duck clearly bent on revenge above all else." happened. He also accused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of allowing the deal to be brought onto the Senate floor. called McConnell "dishonest" for refusing to defend his actions. On Saturday, Trump said the senators are loyal to him because of his funding. } held public hearings to announce findings on attacks on the United States Capitol. They are "disgusting". 

In an earlier speech by Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, the crowd yelled, "Free the J6 defendants." "Look at these people whose lives are being destroyed," Trump said, referring to those who were indicted in connection with the attacks. 

He mocked the testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who said he heard the president try to get behind the wheel of the presidential car. "strong as hell. I know them well, but that's not my deal," Trump said. 

He added jokingly, "When the story came out, people said, 'I didn't know you were so physically strong.'"  135}

Prior to the January 6 attack, Kash Patel, a former senior Pentagon official, said he was a witness and wanted to call the National Guard. The January 6 Commission shared footage disputing Trump's claim that 10,000 troops were being prepared. ``Not my opinion. Christopher Miller, in a recorded deposition, said the commission:Tweeted last month.

But the biggest applause of the night came when Trump discussed culture wars issues such as parental rights, calling for "abolition of the Department of Education" and "removal of women's sports." He also said he would not allow critical race theory to be taught. 

It didn't put much focus on some of the issues, with only a brief mention of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He didn't mention his June Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, but it was featured throughout the conference. 

Trump has stuck to many of his themes in his speeches so far, emphasizing crime, inflation and the United States as a "declining country." 

Trump began his speech by announcing that many of his supporters were either running for election or were already in office and were attending meetings. Among them was Kari Lake, whojust won the Republican gubernatorial primary in Arizona on Saturdayintroduced him. In closing remarks on the final day, Hungarian far-right leader Viktor Orbanalso appeared, stating that he did not want Hungarians to "become people of mixed race". 

It was his second speech on Saturday for the former president, who visited Waukesha, Wis. I took the winning lap. primaries.

"This week has been his exceptional week for the America First movement. Exceptional," Trump said Friday. 

Trump targeted Arizona, one of his states in the 2020 bid for Biden's presidential nomination, in Tuesday's primary, but his supporters tried to support The Arizona candidate he endorsed won the Republican primaries for the state's chief election officer, the Senate, Governor, and Secretary of State. 

Trump also endorsedDavid Farnsworth.is the candidate to run against Rusty Bowers, who testified against Trump and his allies in his 10th state Senate district in Arizona. Trying to install fake electoral votes who endorsed Trump after the 2020 election. Farnsworth also won that election. 

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