A former top campaign aide to Donald Trump doesn’t think Lara Trump running for Senate is the best idea, claiming she would make a bigger impact ‘being on the outside’ of Washington. Corey Lewandowski’s comments come as speculation reignited that the former president’s daughter in...
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‘Get rid of them all!’ Trump urges Republican Party to purge those who voted to impeach him
Donald Trump has used his CPAC speech to demand a purge of his political rivals, singling out Mitt Romney and ‘warmonger’ Liz Cheney, who both voted to impeach him. The former president addressed the conservative gathering in Orlando on Sunday afternoon, in his first speech...
Trump slams ‘establishment’ Republicans McConnell, Cheney and others in CPAC speech as some deny GOP civil war
ORLANDO, Fla. – Former President Donald Trump attacked a litany of “establishment” Republicans in his Sunday keynote address at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), even as some in the GOP continue to deny that there is a civil war within the party. “Now more than ever is the time...
‘I’ll beat them for a third time’ Trump teases 2024 run at CPAC and vows NOT to start a new party
Donald Trump asserted in his grand comeback at CPAC on Sunday that he will not form a new political party because it would further divide the GOP– and the former president previewed another White House run in 2024. ‘Do you miss me yet?’ Trump asked...
Donald Trump CPAC speech: Former US president says he might run for White House again – latest updates
Rozina Sabur writes: Republicans speaking at CPAC over the last few days have been sent a very clear message from the party faithful: the Republican Party is now the Trump Party. The theme of this week’s conference was “America uncancelled”, but Republicans who have broken...
Trump will tell CPAC that he does NOT want to break from the GOP and form his own party
Donald Trump is expected to announce in his speech Sunday that he will not start his own party, but instead call for Republicans to unite as he returns to the political limelight in a keynote address at the Conservative Political Actions Conference. ‘We are not...
Donald Trump to mark return to the stage with attack Joe Biden in immigration speech
Mr Trump’s eldest son, Donald Jr, told attendees his father’s speech will “solidify” his position “as the future of the Republican Party”. Republican leaders in Congress who have suggested the party divest from Mr Trump, including senator Mitch McConnell and congresswoman Liz Cheney, have not...
Trump considers lashing out at Kevin McCarthy in CPAC speech
Donald Trump is reportedly considering lashing out at House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in anger over GOP defections in his second impeachment. Trump, who will address CPAC in Orlando, Florida on Sunday, is still stewing over...
Republicans push ‘blue-collar comeback’ – but is the party a true friend of the worker?
Amid the resurrection of “the big lie” about an election stolen from Donald Trump, another deceptive theme has emerged at this weekend’s rightwing gathering of the Conservative Political Action Conference: Republicans as the true party of the blue-collar worker. It was a concept promoted variously...
Golden Trump statue turning heads at CPAC was made in … Mexico
A golden statue of Donald Trump that has caused a stir at the annual US gathering of conservatives was made in Mexico – a country the former president frequently demonized. The statue is larger than life, with a golden head and Trump’s trademark suit jacket...