Trump Urges Voters to Tell Biden âYouâre Fired!â
WASHINGTONâFormer President Donald Trump vowed on Saturday that his first move upon reentering the White House will be to secure the U.S. southern border.
Speaking before a crowd of conservatives at CPAC in Washington, President Trump promised to âseal the border, stop the invasion, and send Joe Bidenâs illegal aliens back home.â
But thereâs something the voters must do first, he said.
âTo achieve a great future, we first have to throw off the chains of our out-of-control political classâand that begins with telling Crooked Joe Biden ⌠âYouâre fired! Get outta here!ââ
The former âApprenticeâ hostâs catchphrase brought the cheering crowd to their feet.
Speaking at CPAC has become an annual tradition for the 45th president since he burst onto the political stage. His remarks on Saturday came as Republicans in South Carolina cast their ballots for their preferred candidate for president.
His CPAC speech reflected that outcome as an inevitability, focusing on the general election in November and his agenda for whenânot ifâhe reclaims the White House.
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Trump: Bidenâs a âThreat to Democracyâ
WASHINGTONâFormer President Donald Trump warned Saturday that a second term of President Joe Biden would be disastrous for the United States.
âFour years ago, I told you that if Crooked Joe Biden got to the White House, our borders would be abolished, our middle class would be decimated, and our communities would be plagued by bloodshed, chaos, and violent crime. We were right about everything,â President Trump told attendees of CPAC in Washington.
And if President Biden is reelected, he said, âthe worst is yet to come.â
Pointing to the crisis at the southern border, the former president said that if allowed to continue, the situation would âcollapseâ the U.S. economy along with Medicare, Social Security, and public education. He also held that President Biden would launch the nation into World War III.
âA vote for Trump is your ticket back to freedom,â he said. âItâs your passport out of tyranny, and itâs your only escape from Joe Biden and his gangâs fast-track to hell. And in many ways, weâre living in hell right now because the fact is, Joe Biden is a threat to democracy.â
âSamantha Flom
Trump: I Am a Dissident
During his remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, former President Donald Trump described himself as a âproud political dissident.â
He repeated his oft-used line about being indicted more times than notorious mobster Al Capone. Mr. Capone was a Chicago crime lord during the Prohibition era and died in 1947.
President Trump said heâs been indicted by âthis gang of thugs,â referring to the Biden administration as well as others whoâve filed indictments against him âfor nothing.â He then used an expletive to emphasize what he considers to be the frivolity of the charges he is facing.
President Trump went on to say the kind of legal tools being used against him are more akin to the actions of âbanana republicsâ than the United States. He said President Joe Biden is a threat to democracy.
âIf we donât stop this, this is it,â President Trump said. âThis is our last train. We wonât even be a country.â
Speaking about his impeachment battles while in office, President Trump said the latest round of indictments he faces means that âthe gloves have to come off.â
âAustin Alonzo
Trump: Javier Milei is MAGA, Make Argentina Great Again
Former President Donald Trump said Argentine President Javier Milei is MAGAâMake Argentina Great Again.
Arriving at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) nearly an hour behind his scheduled time, President Trump began his remarks by saying he wouldnât miss the annual event even if it meant missing out on last-minute campaigning in the presidential primary in South Carolina, too.
President Trump hailed a âtremendous group of dignitariesâ assembled in National Harbor, Maryland, for the summit, giving particular attention to Mr. Milei. Elected to the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires in October 2023, he assumed leadership of the South American country in December.
Mr. Milei is pushing for numerous financial reforms in Argentina. The country has frequently been economically and politically unstable since it emerged from a lengthy military dictatorship in 1983.
President Trump called Mr. Milei a âgreat gentleman.â
–Austin Alonzo
Trump Takes the Stage at CPAC
An hour behind schedule, former President Donald Trump has taken the stage to a packed crowd at the main ballroom at CPAC.
The audience chanted âUSA! USA! USA!â as he took the podium.
President Trump complimented the hosting organization, calling CPAC a âgroup of people with common sense.â
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Haley Dismisses Worries Democrats Voting for Her Will Taint South Carolina Data
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley dismissed concerns that crossover votes cast for her in the primary will taint Republican election data.
âItâs that mindset that keeps Republicans losing,â she told The Epoch Times after voting on Kiawah Island, a wealthy gated island south of Charleston, where she lives.
âWe have got to start bringing people into the fold.â
âWhen you go to my rallies, when you go to my events, you see everybody there. You see young, old, you see every race, you see every gender, you see Republicans, independents, and conservative Democrats,â Ms. Haley said.
âSouth Carolina is going to be horribly tainted,â he said, predicting that analysts would need âa cycle, at least, to screen them out again.â
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Kari Lake: We Have Eight and a Half Months to Save America
Kari Lake, a Republican running for Sen. Kyrsten Sinemaâs (I-Ariz.) seat, said itâs time for America to unite behind former President Donald Trump.
In brief remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Ms. Lake, who ran for governor in Arizona in 2022 and narrowly lost to Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, said the âradical leftâ and âpropagandistsâ in the mass media are terrified of another Trump administration.
Ms. Lake, who worked in local broadcast news from 1991 until 2021, said she was happy to see rounds of layoffs affecting the media in 2024. To her, she said, itâs evidence that ânobody is reading their garbage anymore.â
âOnce your fake news operations collapse,â Ms. Lake said, motioning to the media assembled at the event. âMaybe you can learn to code.â
The candidate then transitioned to her ambitions for the Arizona Senate seat up for election in 2024. She said the Grand Canyon State is now controlled by ânarco-terrorist cartelsâ and has become a hub for drug and human trafficking.
She said President Trump and herself are intent on launching the largest repatriation campaign in American history.
âForeign armies must go back to their homeland,â Ms. Lake said.
In the Senate, Ms. Lake said she would be intent on breaking Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumerâs (D-N.Y.) control of the upper house and his efforts to thwart President Trumpâs so-called America First agenda.
Ms. Lake also described an attempted bribe, where some told her âpowerful people back Eastâ wanted to see her out of politics entirely. She said itâs time for America to have some powerful people back East working for them instead of for Wall Street, the pharmaceutical industry, and the âmilitary-industrial complex.â
Finally, she said America First must be willing to accept the support of independents and disaffected Democrats who no longer recognize their party.
âIf you love secure borders, peace, and prosperity, you are America First, and you just donât know it,â Ms. Lake said.
She ended her speech by saying God is on her side and that both she and President Trump need more support to complete their mission.
âAustin Alonzo
Nikki Haley Votes
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C.âNikki Haley has arrived at the polling station on the wealthy Kiawah Island to cast her ballot in the Republican presidential primary.
The island, where Ms. Haley resides, is a gated semi-private property dotted with luxury beachfront homes nestled in lush subtropical foliage.
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Epoch Timesâ Jan Jekielek Speaks at CPAC
DNC Mocks Trumpâs Sneakers Ahead of CPAC Speech
CPAC attendees eagerly anticipating former President Donald Trumpâs arrival at the annual event were greeted on Saturday by mobile billboards mocking his latest business venture.
âI came to CPAC and all I got were Donald Trumpâs trash sneakers,â read the billboards, paid for by the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
The billboard trucks began their rounds outside the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at 9:30 a.m. and were slated to continue their circuit until 5:30 p.m., when CPAC will host a South Carolina primary watch party.
President Trump is slated to address attendees at 1 p.m.
âDonald Trump wants to be a dictator on Day 1, and weâre already seeing him walk his tacky bootleg sneakers all over the American people,â DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd said in a statement.
âTrump is summoning his MAGA base to CPAC to double down on his losing agenda of banning abortion nationwide, abandoning our allies, and threatening Americansâ health care coverage,â Mr. Floyd said. âTrump is hiding in his MAGA bubble today, but the shoe will be on the other foot in November when the American people soundly reject his extreme and unpopular agenda.â
âSamantha Flom
Mike Lindell Pushes For Paper Ballots
Mike Lindell wants to see the entire country transition to voting on the same day using paper ballots, and he wants help to achieve that goal.
In brief remarks at CPAC in Washington, Mr. Lindell, a conservative activist and the CEO of Minnesota manufacturer My Pillow Inc., detailed his personal mission to remove electronic voting machines.
âAnyone who tells you to vote early is wrong,â Mr. Lindell said. âVoting the same day makes it harder to cheat.â
The Republican National Committee is currently pursuing a so-called Bank Your Vote initiative to push its voters to either cast absentee ballots or vote early when possible. The potential new leadership of the party committee has promised to continue the early voting drive, too.
Mr. Lindellâs goal, he said, was to get as many as 300,000 activists working to push every county in the country to go to paper balloting. He wants to see the crusade in full swing by the end of March or the beginning of April, ahead of the 2024 general election. He asked for supporters, and their financial resources, to rally to his cause.
âAustin Alonzo
Haley to Head to the Polls for Crucial Home State Primary
The South Carolina Republican presidential primary presents the biggest test yet for the viability of former Gov. Nikki Haleyâs campaign.
A win could change the trajectory of the race. A loss would only further solidify former President Donald Trumpâs status as the presumptive nominee.
Regardless of the outcome, Ms. Haley has promised to stay in the fight. And at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, she will pull up outside of her local polling place on Kiawah Island and cast her vote in defiance of her critics.
âThis has never just been about who can win a Republican primary. This battle is about who can win in November, defeat the Democrats, and finally get our country back on track,â Haley campaign manager Betsy Ankeny told reporters on Friday.
âWe know the odds here, but we also know the stakes, and we think that a whole lot of Republicans across the country do too. And so, we are placing our faith in the American people.â
âSamantha Flom
Trump Looks To Secure 4th State in South Carolina
Nikki Haley says she will keep campaigning despite the results of the South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary, but her hopes for winning the nomination will continue to dim with another loss to former President Donald Trump.
According to various major polls, President Trump holds a commanding 30 percent advantage over the former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. If these polls are accurate, the 45th president would win his fourth straight primary contest.
President Trump won the New Hampshire primary and the Republican Party of Iowaâs Caucus in January. In February, he prevailed in the Nevada contests. Heâs already knocked out most of the major challengers in the GOP field and now the former South Carolina governor is his sole obstacle to winning a third nomination.
On Tuesday, Ms. Haley held an emotional press conference where she reiterated her desire to stay in the race as long as possible. The candidate, from Bamberg, South Carolina, has spent much of her time in the Palmetto State since coming up short in New Hampshire.
President Trump, still caught up in court battles and with eyes firmly on the 2024 general election, has spent less time in the state.
On Feb. 23, he spoke at the Black Conservative Federation Honors Gala in Columbia, South Carolina. Today, he will speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington.
President Trump is also promoting a plan that would put figures loyal to him in charge of the Republican National Committee. Current Chair Ronna McDaniel has said she will decide on her future with the party committee after South Carolina votes.
Most of the major political figures in South Carolina are endorsing President Trump. The stateâs governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and both of its senators are behind the GOP frontrunner.
South Carolina is home to a so-called open primary, meaning independent and Democrat voters can vote in the Republican contest. Voters looking to oppose President Trump may well throw their support behind Ms. Haley
Early voting figures show there should be a good turnout for the South Carolina Republican Presidential Primary. There was decidedly less interest in the Democratic Party version of the contest earlier this month, which President Joe Biden won easily.
Polls opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. Eastern.
âAustin Alonzo
Trump, Milei to Address CPAC
Several political heavyweights are slated to address attendees on the final day of the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington.
Highlights to tune in for:
8:35 a.m.: â#WalkAwayâ with #WalkAway founder Brandon Straka
10:20 a.m.: âMyVoteâ with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell
11 a.m.: âThe Good Doctorsâ with Epoch Times Senior Editor Jan Jekielek and Drs. Robert Malone and Brooke Miller
11:25 a.m.: Kari Lake, candidate for U.S. Senate
1 p.m.: former President Donald Trump
2:55 p.m.: Argentina President Javier Milei
3:50 p.m.: âRamaswamy Unpluggedâ with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy
4:25 p.m.: Steve Bannon, host of âWar Roomâ
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