In a speech lasting greater than an hour, Trump highlighted actions throughout his first month in workplace.
OXON HILL, Md.—President Donald Trump on Feb. 22 spoke on the annual Conservative Political Motion Convention (CPAC), highlighting his actions throughout his first month in workplace.
He urged Republicans to stay united and stated Democrats misplaced confidence after the November election.
“We took away their energy. We took away their confidence,” Trump advised the cheering crowd.
Nevertheless, he famous that whereas Democrats have remained unified, some Republicans sometimes stray from unity.
“Occasionally, you could have one that wishes a bit motion or one thing. I don’t know what it’s,” Trump stated. “It’s so unhappy to see. I simply hate to see it.”
Nevertheless, he praised Sen. Majority Chief John Thune (R-SD) and Home Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for his or her “improbable job” up to now month.
“We’ve got loads to stay collectively as a result of what we’ve completed has by no means been completed earlier than.”
Trump delivered his speech on the ultimate day of the CPAC summit, which ran from Feb. 19 to 22.
In a speech lasting greater than an hour, Trump highlighted an extended listing of actions he has taken over the previous month, together with on strengthening border safety.
He stated that he has launched the “largest deportation operation in American historical past,” surpassing the one carried out underneath President Dwight Eisenhower.
The US “is not going to be became a dumping floor,” the president stated.
He then praised Elon Musk, whom he appointed to go up the Division of Authorities Effectivity, which is tasked with discovering and reporting waste and fraud throughout the federal authorities.
President Donald Trump speaks throughout the annual CPAC in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 22, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Occasions
“We need to make authorities smaller, extra environment friendly. We need to hold the most effective folks,” Trump stated. “In the event that they don’t report for work, we’re firing them. In different phrases, you need to go to the workplace.”
Forward of his speech, Trump met with Polish President Andrzej Duda to debate the Russia–Ukraine struggle.
Earlier within the week, Trump traded barbs with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He stated later {that a} take care of Ukraine is almost finalized to grant the USA entry to the nation’s uncommon earth minerals in return for the U.S. support supplied to this point.
Chatting with reporters within the Oval Workplace after swearing in Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Feb. 21, Trump stated, “We’re signing an settlement hopefully within the subsequent pretty quick time frame,” including, “I feel we’re fairly shut.”
Throughout his CPAC speech, Trump reiterated that he expects Ukraine to supply one thing in return for the monetary assist the USA has supplied within the struggle.
“I need them to offer us one thing for all the cash that we put up. And I’m going to attempt to get the struggle settled,” he stated.
Trump is a frequent speaker at CPAC, an annual occasion, which describes itself as the biggest and most influential gathering of conservatives on the planet.
Prime conservatives frequently seem on the conferences. Audio system for this yr’s convention included Vice President JD Vance, Musk, Argentinian President Javier Milei, and Home Speaker Mike Johnson.
As regular, CPAC held a straw ballot of conservatives on the final day of the summit to find out the main contender for the subsequent election. JD Vance emerged because the clear favourite for the 2028 Republican nomination, securing 61 % of the vote, with conservative activist Steve Bannon at 12 %, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at 7 % and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at 3 %.
On this speech, Trump stated Republicans will “forge a brand new and lasting political majority” that can form American politics for generations.
“I feel we’re going to do fantastically effectively within the midterms.”