Donald Trump Prepares For Political Comeback In Florida Later This Month
JAKARTA - Former US President Donald Trump is said to be making a political comeback by attending the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) which will be held in Florida, United States on February 28.
Anonymous sources told Reuters that Trump would appear and give a speech on the final day of the conference. A number of agendas and things in the spotlight will be presented on this occasion.
"He (Trump) will talk about the future of the Republican Party and the conservative movement. In addition, he will convey his views on (President) Joe Biden's so-called chaotic amnesty and border policies", said the source.
Apart from Trump, a number of high-ranking Republicans are said to be attending the CPAC, including those considered to be Republican presidential nominees in the upcoming 2024 US elections.
They are the Secretary of State for the Donald Trump Administration, Mike Pompeo, and the Governor of South Dakota State Kristi Noem. Meanwhile, former Vice President Mike Pence and former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley reportedly will not attend this meeting.
This will be Trump's first appearance after retiring as President of the United States, as well as after the failed US Senate impeachment attempt against him, accusing him of inciting riots on Capitol Hill, Washington DC on January 6.
This inaugural appearance will also attract attention, along with internal Republican intrigue between Trump and the US Senate Minority Leader who is also senior Republican Mitch McConnell.
The feud between two senior Republican politicians, former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, has escalated as the impeachment trial failed to convict Trump.
"Mitch is a gloomy politician, sullen, and does not smile. If Republican Senators stay with him, they will not win again", Trump said in a statement just three days after Mitch McConnell denounced him following the impeachment trial of the two former presidents.
During the impeachment trial, McConnell did vote in favor of acquitting Trump from the indictment, arguing that the Constitution limits impeachment and the law to current officials, not to former officials.
After the trial, however, McConnell held that Trump was morally and practically responsible for the sedition charge that led to the riots on Capitol Hill.