Former US President Donald Trump said to a euphoric crowd in Washington on Saturday that he would “make America free again” if re-elected, saying he was “engaged in an epic battle to save the country”.
Trump was the “star” of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), considered the most important gathering of the ultraconservative movement in the US, where he was met by a rowdy crowd chanting “we want Trump, we want Trump”.
America will be free again because today we are not a free nation. We don’t have a free press, we don’t have anything for free. In 2016 I said ‘I am your voice’. Today I add: ‘I am your warrior, your justice'”, said the magnate, who announced his re-election to the White House in 2024 late last year.
“The sinister forces trying to kill America have done everything they can to stop me, to silence you, and to turn this nation into a socialist dumping ground for criminals, addicts, Marxists, thugs, radicals, and dangerous refugees that no other country wants.” he added, without realizing it.
In his long speech, which lasted about an hour and 45 minutes, one of the main focuses of Trump’s attacks was the current president, Joe Biden, to whom he lost the last US presidential election.
Given exaggeration and statements that do not correspond to reality, Donald Trump classified Biden’s administration as “the most corrupt in the history of the country” and the head of state as “the greatest criminal, with whom nothing happens”. On the social network Twitter, the organization Citizens for Ethics shared an excerpt of Trump’s accusation, noting that he has “verified Trump’s corruption in the White House for years” and that “nothing comes close” to the levels seen in reached in the previous legislature.
Trump turned this speech into an election campaign and made several promises if he returned to power.
Showing distaste for diversity in government positions, Trump pledged to “revoke Joe Biden’s frenzied Executive Order to install Marxist czars of diversity, equality, and inclusion in all federal agencies” and “immediately fire all employees hired to carry out this heinous agenda.” to feed”.
“I am asking Congress to create a Restitution Fund for Americans who were unfairly discriminated against by these Biden policies. They are so unfair, so un-American… and we will ban all racial discrimination by the government,” he stated to strong applause.
The far-right politician also eventually admitted that there is a rift within the Republican Party, which led to various criticisms of colleagues with the same political background.
On foreign policy, Trump focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, arguing that he was “the only U.S. president not to see Russia take control of another country while in office.”
“Of [George W.] bush, she [Rússia] invaded Georgia. Of [Barack] Obama, they have taken Crimea, together with Biden they are trying to take everything…
The former head of state took the opportunity to complain about the financial and military support given to Kyiv by the US government, reiterating that this conflict would not have happened if he was still in power, as he could “very well get along with Vladimir Putin”, the Russian president.
Still at war, Trump indicated he will “solve” the conflict in less than a day before re-entering the White House.
“Before I even go to the Oval Office, I will have solved the disastrous war between Russia and Ukraine – it will be resolved soon. And it will not take more than a day. I know exactly what to say to each of them , ” he said.
In his final remarks, the Republican mogul turned to street crime, which “shames” the US, and repeated his famous campaign slogan “Make America Great Again.”
“Let’s make America safe again, not like our streets are now, an embarrassment for all the world to watch, and make America great again.”
Ahead of his speech — the long-anticipated speech by ultra-conservatives during the four days of CPAC — Donald Trump assured journalists that he will remain in the 2024 presidential race even if he is indicted in one of the many criminal investigations that faces, as the case may be. with his alleged involvement in the 2021 Capitol bombing and the confidential documents he kept at his mansion in Mar-a-Lago.
Source: DN
