Trump Fans Hope For a 2024 Run

“We’re ready for President Trump to come back.”

Trump fans eagerly await his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), his 1st appearance since leaving the White House

Former President Donald Trump will reassert himself as the Republican Party’s undisputed leader with a weekend speech to conservatives that highlights the disconnect between his most loyal supporters and those who want to find a new standard-bearer after the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Trump, who has teased the possibility of a White House run in 2024, isn’t likely to announce any concrete plans in the speech, senior adviser Jason Miller said. But in front of a half-dozen potential 2024 rivals, he will call out President Joe Biden’s agenda, rally loyalists and boast of “crushing” opposition within the party, according to a person familiar with his plans.

The former president speaks Sunday, capping off the annual Conservative Political Action Conference organized by the American Conservative Union -- an event that Trump pulled out of in 2016 rather than face rumblings of criticism about his party credentials.

Now, many Republicans who still find his political style distasteful and hold him responsible for the Jan. 6 Capitol assault were either not invited or declined to attend, and the conference, in Orlando, Florida, will be a celebration of all things Trump -- including his voter fraud allegations that helped spawn the riot.

Earlier this month, Trump was tried and acquitted in the Senate on a charge of incitement of insurrection after he encouraged supporters to march on the Capitol on Jan. 6 while Congress was ratifying Biden’s Electoral College victory. Ten House Republicans and seven GOP senators voted to hold him accountable, even as polls show nearly 90% of Republican voters believe he bears no responsibility for the riot that killed five people.

The CPAC attendees are among those steadfast loyalists. There are no fewer than seven sessions on “protecting elections” with panelists who have amplified the false claim that the November election was stolen, five on China’s growing influence around the globe and a grab bag of conservative discussions about cancel culture and deplatforming by social media companies.

The title of the event is “America Uncanceled.”

Beyond presidential candidates and conservative media figures, some speakers are from the fringe edges of the GOP. One scheduled speaker, the musician Young Pharaoh, was removed from the lineup after his past comments about “thieving fake Jews” were publicized.

Other speakers include Maj Toure, the founder of Black Guns Matter, and Cleta Mitchell, the attorney who was with Trump when he called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and told him to “find” more than 11,000 votes that would put him over the top in that state’s election. Mitchell resigned from her law firm after her attendance became known. Another speaker is author and journalist Alex Berenson, who has downplayed the coronavirus pandemic and cast doubt on the efficacy of masks and vaccines.

“They want the Republican Party to boldly fight for the things that they care about,” said ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp of the pro-Trump Republicans. “They are not going to be behind any candidate who’s going to go back to the old ways of just being careful and picking a fight here or there.”

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[ethicalhacker]

That stupid statue at the beginning reminds me of the golden calf scene from the Ten Commandments.

[nicholask]

Did they seriously use Borat as the thumbnail?😂😂😂

[jamesshelby]

We the people will be here again in 2024 to stand and vote against the tyrant and elect another great spark of hope for America 🇺🇸

[jresdf]

Trump didn't even write the art of the deal himself

[xavierfletcher]

THEY BETTER REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GOLDEN CALF AND THE PEOPLE THAT WORSHIPPED IT IT WAS DESTROYED AND THEY ALL WENT TO HELL🔥🔥🔥🔥

[therapy]

The art of the deal -- you mean the one that someone else wrote for him.

[jeffbarron]

I am more ready for K-mart to come back, lol

[Mari-ywqi]

If he's the people's president why did he lose the popular vote??? just a thought

[RubDotz]

The Israelites had a golden calf.
The Republicans have a golden clown.

[tonyballerxxxx]

They really made their own Golden calf. Lmao 🤣, 🤣

[kidamnesiak]

They literally made Trump into a golden idol statue to worship his "holiness".

[roseforbes]

I always feel some what upset when they say "the people's president" They're ignoring the majority of the people who don't support Trump.

[AatroxSuppMain]

"The peoples president." Thats the one who won the popular vote

[paradoxofepicurus]

Idolatry goes well with hypocrisy, especially when it's glued together with ignorance.

[pacificswell]

We didn’t see “Jobs Jobs Jobs” prior to the pandemic, we only saw “wealthy wealthy wealthy” privilege.

[frankieg]

He will still lose in 2024 🤣😂 us Americans voted him out!!

[ErikDayne]

Who honestly thinks this 74 year old overweight man who had covid and eats nothing but fast food will be in good health in order to run again in 3 years? Whether you’re excited or worried about him running again doesn’t matter if he’s not physically able to run again. Not to mention he may very well be beyond bars at that point. I’ll give it a 2% chance he’s healthy and free to run in 2024 and I’m being generous.

[generalyellor]

Come on, Covid, work your magic with these anti-maskers mooks.

[RomanChaar]

When Trump was talking about keeping his options open, i’m pretty sure he was talking about his wives.

[jennifercornman]

These people need some serious mental help!