First speech as former president: Trump does not want to found his own party

Trump had long actively fueled the dispute over his party’s leadership. In his first appearance since he left, he now emphasized the unity of the Republicans. And he called the reports that he was about to found a new party as “fake news.”

In his first public appearance since leaving office, former US President Donald Trump ruled out the creation of a new party. “I am not going to found a new party,” Trump said at the CPAC conference in Orlando, an event organized by conservative activists.

“We have the Republican Party.” You will be united and stronger than ever. “I will continue to fight by your side.” Previous reports about the possible founding of a party were “fake news.”

Candidate for elections in 2024 indicated

Trump harshly criticized the policies of his successor Joe Biden. This is unusual for a US president who has just left office, but was expected under Trump. The former president accused his successor of “the most disastrous first month of president in modern history.” Trump also re-indicated a possible presidential bid in 2024. “Who knows, maybe he’ll choose to beat them a third time,” the 74-year-old said of the Democrats.

His performance was accompanied by frenzied applause from conference participants. Trump still refuses to admit defeat to Biden to this day. He claims his victory has been stolen from him by massive electoral fraud, but has never produced any evidence. Biden obtained 81 million votes in the elections and a clear majority of the electorate. More than 74 million Americans voted for Trump.

In the United States, two terms of the same president are allowed, regardless of whether they are consecutive or not. In an informal poll of CPAC participants, 95 percent were in favor of continuing Trump’s policies. 70 percent would like Trump to run again in 2024.

Permanently blocked by Twitter

Since Trump was removed from office, the Republican Party has split a political dispute that Trump had actively fueled for a long time. More recently, he openly attacked the top Republican in the United States Senate, his former ally Mitch McConnell. Trump’s loyal supporters had gathered at the conference in Florida in recent days. Intraparty critics of the former president remained on the sidelines of the event. Trump announced that he would interfere in the selection of candidates before the 2022 congressional elections. “I will actively work to elect strong and brilliant Republican leaders.”

Trump has lived in Florida since he left office on January 20. Things have gotten relatively quiet around the former president since he left the White House, which is also due to the fact that the short message service Twitter has permanently banned him. Twitter boss Jack Dorsey justified this after the violent assault on the Capitol by Trump supporters with “security.”