Donald Trump has returned to the political stage to the cheers of his fans.
An ambiguous remark makes you sit up and take notice.
Donald Trump has sworn the Republicans on his course.
The ex-president still does not want to acknowledge the election defeat against Joe Biden.
Before the performance there was excitement about adhesive plaster, an "idol" and a stage in rune form
(see first report from February 28)
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Update from March 1st, 6:09 am
: "Who knows, maybe I'll decide to beat them a third time": Ex-US President Donald Trump has his
claim to
leadership
in his first speech since the end of office
(see first report below)
Republicans underlined - and flirted with a 2024 presidential nomination.
The Democrats had in reality "lost the White House" in the November 3rd election, Trump said on Sunday at the CPAC Conservative Conference in Orlando in front of cheering supporters.
Trump's first appearance in 2021: "I will not start a new party"
In his hour and a half speech to conservative activists and politicians, Trump reiterated the false claim that he won the election against Democrat Joe Biden.
It was "impossible" that he lost, said the 74-year-old.
Biden had won the election by around seven million votes and a clear majority of the electorate.
In addition, Trump made it clear that he wants to continue to set the tone with his Republican Party: "I will not start a new party." Media reports that he should have considered this are "fake news".
He specifically attacked a number of internal party critics - especially those parliamentarians who had voted against him in the impeachment process.
"Get rid of them all!" He shouted.
Trump certifies Biden "the most disastrous first month of all presidents"
Trump also used his appearance for numerous attacks against his successor Biden.
This had the "most catastrophic first month of all presidents in modern history" of the United States, said Trump.
The new government is "anti-jobs, anti-family, anti-borders, anti-energy, anti-women, anti-science".
Biden opened the border with neighboring Mexico and let countless migrants into the country.
The Democrat is also leading the USA with "radical" left-wing politics into "socialism" and ultimately into "communism".
The Republicans are "in a fight for the survival of America as we know it," said Trump.
In the end, the Republicans would "always win".
Trump appearance in Orlando: fans without corona masks cheer "We love you"
Trump's audience - most of them without protective masks despite the corona pandemic - gave the ex-president raging applause and shouted "USA, USA" and "We love you".
Trump assured in another hint of a possible renewed presidential candidacy that a Republican candidate would recapture the White House in 2024.
"I wonder who it will be," said the ex-head of state.
"Who, who, who?"
The Republican had flirted openly with this idea in the past.
After his acquittal in the impeachment process after storming the Capitol, this path is basically open to him.
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Donald Trump could announce his comeback in 2024 at the "CPAC" - a golden statue raised eyebrows beforehand
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Trump comeback: big announcement in the evening?
Excitement about the "idol" and the rune symbol
Our initial report on February 28
: Orlando - A good month after leaving the White House, Donald Trump is back in the spotlight: On Sunday evening (9:40 p.m. CET), the Republican will give his first speech since his replacement as US President.
The focus of interest is the question of Trump's future - it is speculated that the controversial Republican could already announce a new candidacy in 2024.
Donald Trump makes a comeback: candidacy for the US election in 2024?
The 74-year-old actually wants to comment on the future of the Republican Party - and on the politics of his successor Joe Biden.
Criticism of Biden is to be expected.
Trump's statements about his own party, on the other hand, could be explosive.
Most recently it was revealed that several confidants of the 74-year-old are critical of the Republicans and want to compete for seats and offices.
Daughter-in-law Lara Trump had recently fueled speculation about a comeback.
"He has indicated that he would probably be interested in running again in 2024," said Lara Trump, wife of Eric Trump, on Fox News last weekend.
Trump speaks at CPAC: ridicule and anger about "idols" and possible rune symbolism at the meeting
The framework for the speech is provided by the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), an annual meeting of conservative politicians and activists.
The special role of Trump was already tangible in advance: At the meeting in Orlando, Florida, a golden statue of the ex-president weighing more than 90 kilograms could be seen.
On Twitter, several commentators compared the image of the politician with the proverbial "golden calf" of the Old Testament - an idol.
The artist behind the portrait delivered another bizarre anecdote: US citizen Tommy Zegan reported to
The Hill
portal
that he had created the statue in his adopted country of Mexico and has now brought it to Florida.
Trump had repeatedly railed against Mexico during his tenure and made border protection extremely important.
The stage of the political meeting also caused a stir: Twitter users recognized the shape of the Othala rune in the structure, which was used by the SS and the Hitler Youth, among others - and was used by neo-Nazi groups after 1945.
It would not be the first scandal of its kind in Trump's environment.
Trump speech at CPAC: Photo with US President puzzles - Ted Cruz shoots at political opponents
Meanwhile, Trump has apparently prepared for the highly acclaimed appearance: The Republican Attorney General of Texas, Ken Paxton, shared photos of a joint game of golf with Trump on Twitter on Saturday.
Users noticed a peculiar detail: the snapshot showed a total of three adhesive plasters on Trump's right arm and the hand of the ex-president.
The CPAC started on Friday - and made waves.
CNN listed several false claims by other speakers on the first two days before Trump's speech.
Including further allegations about alleged election fraud.
Another possible presidential candidate has already given a speech at the CPAC with the Texan Senator Ted Cruz - most recently criticized for a trip despite the snow chaos in the home.
He mocked the "stupid" rules for wearing corona masks and ridiculed the fear of the Democratic MP Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez during the Capitol storm on January 6th.
"Bernie is wearing mittens and AOC is telling us she's being murdered," Cruz scoffed.
The Republican also said there were a number of politicians in Washington who wanted Trump to disappear from the scene.
"Let me tell you now, Donald J. Trump is not going anywhere." (
Fn with material from dpa and AFP
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