(WASHINGTON) Donald Trump returned to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since leaving office, delivering a speech on crime to an allied think tank that has laid out an agenda for a second term. ‘Former President.
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Trump will address the America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI) America First Agenda Summit, with some advisers urging him to spend more time talking about his vision for the future and less time reminiscing about the 2020 election. 2024 White House Race.
“I think it’s going to be a very policy-oriented and forward-thinking speech, similar to State of the Union 5.0,” AFPI President Brooke Rollins said. The nonprofit, which includes former Trump administration officials and allies, is widely considered an “administration in waiting” that could quickly move to the West Side of the White House if Mr. Trump wins a re-election bid.
Mr. Trump’s appearance in Washington – Jan. 20, his first trip since 2021, when President Joe Biden takes office — as his potential 2024 rivals take increasingly visible steps to challenge his party standard-bearer status. Among them is former Vice President Mike Pence, who has touted his own “libertarian agenda” in speeches that have implicitly contrasted Mr Trump’s.
“Some may choose to focus on the past, but I think conservatives should focus on the future. If we do this, we will not only win the next election, but change American history for generations,” Mr. Pence had planned to say in a speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington ahead of Mr. Trump. Mr Pence’s appearance has been postponed due to inclement weather, but he will deliver his own speech at the Young America Foundation, not far from the AFPI meeting, on Tuesday morning.
Since leaving office, Donald Trump has spent most of his time focusing on the 2020 election and spreading lies about his failure to cast doubt on Mr Biden’s victory. Indeed, when the January 6 Committee refused to appease his desperate and illegal attempts to stay in power and the violent mobs of his supporters, who tried to stop the peaceful transition of power, Mr. Trump keeps trying. Although there was no legal way to disrupt the last election, Mr. Put pressure on officials to overturn Biden’s victory.
On Tuesday, he plans to focus on public safety.
“President Trump sees a nation collapsing under Democratic policies as crime rises and communities become less safe,” said his spokesman, Taylor Pudovich. While his comments highlight the political failings of Democrats, he presents a vision that puts America first on public safety, which will surely be a defining issue in the midterms and beyond. »
Beyond the summit, staff at the America First Policy Institute laid their own groundwork for the future, “making sure policies, personnel and processes are in place for every major agency as we restart the White House,” said Mr.me Rollins.
Mr. He noted that the nonprofit grew out of an effort to avoid the chaotic early days of Trump’s first term, when he arrived at the White House unprepared and without clear plans. Mr. When Trump ran for re-election, Mr.me The then Mr. Rollins, who chairs Trump’s domestic policy team, has begun crafting a second-term agenda with other administration officials, including senior economic policy adviser Larry Kudlow and national security adviser Robert O’Brien.
Mr. When it became clear that Trump would leave the White House, AFPI was created to continue this work, “organized around this second-term plan that we haven’t released.”
With an operating budget of about $25 million and 150 employees, including 17 former senior White House officials and nine former cabinet members, the organization was once seen as a landing zone for former Trump administration officials.
The group has more than 20 political centers and has tried to expand its reach beyond Washington by influencing local legislatures and school boards. The hiring could be part of a broader effort to identify future employees loyal to Donald Trump and change his “America First” approach. As Axios recently reported, parts of the civil service.
Mr. Biden has continued to champion policies in his absence, including America First Legal, which is dedicated to fighting Joe Biden’s agenda through the justice system, the Center for Renewing America and the conservative Partnership Institute. The group is one of several organizations affiliated with Trump.
The summit aims to highlight AFPI’s “America First Agenda,” which focuses on 10 key policy areas, including the economy, health care and electoral security. These include several key issues related to Donald Trump, such as the continued construction of a wall along the southern border and his plan to “dismantle the executive state.”
In a speech Monday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich credited the “Contract with America” for helping Republicans win the 1994 midterm elections, praising what he sees as the key to future Republican success.
“The American people want solutions,” he said.
