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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Chantal Da Silva

Trump CPAC speech - live: Ex-president brings voter fraud lies, anti-trans comments, and a GOP enemies list

Photograph: CPAC
Trump asks supporters for money in his CPAC speech

Donald Trump took to the stage for his hotly anticipated speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Sunday and mocked trans people, slammed Democrats, and continued insisting he won the 2020 election.

“I won the first one. We won the second,” the former president said. “What a disgrace to our country.”

Mr Trump also played down speculation that he would start a new political party, but hinted that he might run again in 2024.

“Who knows, who knows, I may even decide to beat them for a third time, OK?” the ex-president said to the crowd.

On the new presidency, he said: “We all knew that the Biden administration was going to be bad, but none of us even imagined just how bad they would be and how far left they would go.”

And he asked for money, appealing to his supporters for more funds if they want to “take back the future” of the US even though he has reportedly raised about $250m (£179m) since the November 2020 elections.

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