Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference, which begins next week, in his first major public appearance since leaving the White House, and Trump’s speech will focus on the future of the Republican Party and the conservative movement. A source familiar with the plans told USA TODAY that the former president will also deal with President Joe Biden’s immigration policies during his speech. Trump is the first speaker listed on the CPAC website. His profile of the former president describes it as “the precise definition of the American success story, setting standards of excellence in his business endeavors and, now, for the United States of America.” CPAC will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Florida, from February 25-28. The conference, which is usually held in the Washington, DC area, has been relocated to Florida due to COVID-19, and is a conference of conservative activists from across the country, and CPAC has been a starting point for many Republican presidential candidates. The former president is just one of a long list of speakers that includes South Dakota Gov. Christy Noem, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Ted Cruz of Texas, and Rick Scott of Florida. And Josh Hawley from Missouri. News of Trump’s speech at CPAC comes after the former president broke an uncharacteristic period of silence since leaving office, and criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a press release on Tuesday. “The Republican Party can never be respected again. Or strong with political ‘leaders’ like Senator Mitch McConnell on his head … Mitch is a ruthless, sullen, smiling political hacker, and if Republican senators stay with him, they won’t win again Trump said. “He will never do what needs to be done, or what is right for our country.” Trump did not say whether he would run for president again when asked during an interview with Newsmax on Wednesday. But he pledged to “support the core competitors who embrace making America great again and America’s police first” in his press release on Tuesday, indicating that he would remain involved in politics and the Republican Party. Republicans who are heavily critical of Trump are not included. In the lineup of speakers at the “Uncancerated America” ​​conference, Matt Schlapp, president of the American Conservative Association and primary organizer of CPAC, worked with the Trump campaign in its election protests in the wake of the loss to Joe Biden.
Donald Trump addresses CPAC in his first major speech since leaving the capital
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