At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Florida this weekend, Donald Trump will reportedly give a speech in which he will assert the mantle of influence in the GOP by saying that he is “still in charge.”
“A former President’s long-time adviser tells Axios that the speech will be a “show of power” in which he will announce, “I don’t have Twitter or the Oval Office, but I’m always in charge.
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Trump is likely to say that as the Republican “presumptive 2024 nominee” he is still the guy to drain the Washington swamp.
On Sunday, the final day of the conference, Trump will be making his address.
“Axios adds that “advisers will meet him at Mar-a-Lago” during the week, where they will “plan his next political steps” and “set up the kingmaking machinery in the 2022 midterms.
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Is the Republican Party In Control of Trump?
Donald Trump definitely seems to have the numbers to back up his arguments that the Republican party is in control.
Nearly 50% of Trump supporters will join the former president to a new party and leave the GOP entirely, according to a poll released last weekend.
The overwhelming majority of GOP voters want to see him play a significant role, like running again in 2024, in the party’s future.
Trump is keeping the choice strategically open to give him influence within the party and with voters.
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“Trump is the Republican Party, effectively,” Trump senior advisor Jason Miller told Axios. “Between Beltway insiders and grassroots Republicans around the country, the only chasm is.”
He said, “You’re attacking the Republican grassroots when you attack President Trump.”
A longtime adviser called Trump's speech a "show of force," and said the message will be: "I may not have Twitter or the Oval Office, but I'm still in charge." Payback is his chief obsession. https://t.co/ohQpzSBabd
— Axios (@axios) February 22, 2021
The argument of Miller is one of the most important ones that Republicans of the establishment do not seem to understand.
They do not just do it as a matter of faith when they criticize Trump. With contempt and a personal vendetta, they do so.
A group led by former independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin, for example, recently declared that they are considering creating a political party of their own.
McMullin told Reuters, “Large portions of the Republican Party are radicalizing and threatening American democracy.” “The party needs to commit itself to truth, reason and founding ideals, or something new clearly needs to be there.”
The Democratic Party-McMullin and the good mates of the anti-Trumpers-were and will still be the greatest challenge to American democracy.
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— Reuters (@Reuters) February 11, 2021
McMullin told Reuters, “Large portions of the Republican Party are radicalizing and threatening American democracy.” “The party needs to commit itself to truth, reason and founding ideals, or something new clearly needs to be there.”
The Democratic Party-McMullin and the good mates of the anti-Trumpers-were and will still be the greatest challenge to American democracy.
Axios states that Trump is prepared to help candidates who in the 2022 midterms share his vision for America and have the backing of state-level politicians, many of whom censured Republicans who voted on impeachment in lockstep with Democrats.
“The speech of the former president will say “many of his predictions about President Biden have already come true” and that “we are taking on, just like 2016.
