Former president Donald Trump delivered an explosive keynote CPAC address on Saturday, promising to “obliterate” the Deep State and declaring war on the “villains and scoundrels” of the Uniparty. The 2024 candidate closed the curtain on the four-day conservative conference, but not before hammering his critics with fire and fury and laying out his agenda for the next Trump White House.
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“In 2016, I declared I am your voice,” the former president said. “Today, I add, I am your warrior. I am your justice. And for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution.”
Trump’s remarks were met with resounding applause from a packed audience.
“With you at my side, we will demolish the deep state,” he told the crowd. “We will expel the war mongers… We will drive out the globalists, we will cast out the communists. We will throw off the political class that hates our country. They actually hate our country.”
Donald Trump at CPAC: “I am your warrior, I am your Justice, and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution… I will totally obliterate the Deep State.”
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 4, 2023
The 45th president continued, denouncing the lawlessness of the Southern border and reiterating his calls for election integrity.
“We will beat the Democrats. We will rout the fake news media, we will expose and appropriately deal with the RINOs. We will evict Joe Biden from the White House, and we will liberate America from these villains and scoundrels once and for all.”
He then called out the conservative establishment, accusing them of failing America and naming several “freaks” and “fools” of the old Republican Party.
“We had a republican party that was ruled by freaks, Neocons, globalists, open borders, zealots and fools, but we are never going back to the party of Paul Ryan, Karl Rove and Jeb Bush.”
Trump also slammed the “entrenched political dynasties in both parties,” including that of “China-loving politician” Mitch McConnell.
Trump: “We are never going to be a country ruled by entrenched political dynasties in both parties… China loving politicians of which there are many. Are you listening to this Mitch McConnell? Are you listening?”pic.twitter.com/I9CR4LHZJb
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 4, 2023
Trump also pledged to “fire the unelected bureaucrats and shadow forces who have weaponized our justice system” upon retaking the White House and cutting funding for Ukraine and defending America’s borders instead. He also vowed to issue full pardons and an apology to January 6 detainees.
TRUMP: "Instead of spending hundreds of billions of dollars to defend the borders of distant foreign countries, under my leadership we will defend our borders first."
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 4, 2023
“Just read Trump’s prepared remarks and this is full-throated America First,” Jack Posobiec tweeted ahead of the address. “Trade, immigration, foreign policy. Putting American workers and American families FIRST.”
Just read Trump’s prepared remarks and this is full-throated America First
Trade, immigration, foreign policy
Putting American workers and American families FIRST
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) March 4, 2023
“Only ONE President has taken on the establishment in Washington. That President is Donald J. Trump,” Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake tweeted. “I can’t wait for him to get back into the White House to do it again!”
Only ONE President has taken on the establishment in Washington.
That President is Donald J. Trump.
I can’t wait for him to get back into the White House to do it again! #Trump2024 pic.twitter.com/sgDhlrGqTX
— Kari Lake (@KariLake) March 4, 2023
“Gotta love Trump,” another account wrote. “Definitely not going back to the old Republican Party of the good old boys. We are better than that.”
Gotta love Trump. Definitely not going back to the old Republican Party of the good old boys. We are better than that.
“We had a Republican Party ruled by freaks and neo-cons, globalists, open-border zealots, and fools.” pic.twitter.com/fMTsoguUzp
— SweetPeaBelle (@SweetPeaBell326) March 5, 2023
Trump released a video days before the speech outlining some of his new policy goals, including a “sweeping pro-American overhaul of our tax and trade policy.” He pledged to revoke China’s most-favored-nation status and hold it accountable for its role in creating the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trump dominated the annual CPAC straw poll with only two declared opponents, taking home 62% of the vote.
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