'They're not going to take it,' he said, referring to voters heading to the polls this November. And that includes the races that are being run right now.'

I do believe West Virginia and Arizona will not stand for what they did to them. 'I think if this deal passes, they will both lose their next election. Where did this new philosophy come from all of a sudden?' Trump then asked. 'What happened to Manchin and Sinema, what happened? We're trying to figure out what the hell happened. 'He and Sinema agreed to allow this massive tax increase just yesterday to go forward,' he continued, referencing Sen. No, Manchin has totally sold West Virginia out, though, he's done to West Virginia.' I love West Virginia, fought for and won it by 45 points, 45. 'The great people of West Virginia have been seriously hurt by these political antics. 'Mitch McConnell got taken for a ride by Joe Manchin,' the former president said, a similar message from his Friday speech. Joe Manchin (D-WV) over his surprise energy, healthcare, and tax deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Trump continued his remarks from Friday by going after Sen. 'It's time to clean house in Washington, D.C., and we did a lot of it, but nobody knew that deep state was that way.' Almost all politicians won't start that process because they'll be gone.' In other words, to fire someone who is doing a bad job if the government wants, will take more than a decade under the current system. You have to go through a three stage appeals process, which takes, on average, five years per stage. 'They can even be thieves, you can catch them stealing large sums of money. 'You ever hear about our current appeals process to remove these bureaucrats people that can really be bad?' he said. 'To remove rogue bureaucrats and root out the deep state, Congress should pass groundbreaking reform empowering the president to ensure that any federal employee who is corrupt, incompetent, or unnecessary for the job can be told you're fired.' 'Another key priority for the next Congress and the next president will be to drain the swamp once and for all,' Trump told the crowd. Trump called on Republicans in the House of Representatives to pass legislation after the November midterm elections to 'remove rogue bureaucrats and root out the deep state.' It does, however, offer a snapshot of the views of conservative activists.įollow along here to see how the speech unfolds. Limited to attendees, generally strong fans of Trump, the CPAC straw poll is not reflective of the general electorate or even necessarily the wider Republican base. Energy independence and constitutional rights came in third and fourth place, respectively. The issue that came in second place: the immigration crisis. More than 60% of those surveyed listed election integrity as their top issue, which could also serve as a signal of Trump's grip on the party.

Ted Cruz, who addressed the home-state crowd Friday to enthusiastic applause, broke 2%. No other potential candidate, including Texas Sen. Trump led the straw poll of potential Republican candidates with 69% of attendees' support, which CPAC said represented a double-digit jump from last year’s Texas version. Vance, Arizona GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and others.Īhead of his speech, the former president topped the conference's straw poll for who should be the Republican presidential nominee in 2024. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Ohio GOP Senate nominee J.D. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Rick Scott (R-FL), Reps. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Tate Reeves (R-MS), Sens. Trump is closing out the three-day gathering, which featured fiery speeches from political strategist Steve Bannon, Govs. Former President Donald Trump is delivering the keynote address at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas on Saturday afternoon.

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