Headline Roundup • February 22nd, 2021
Trump to Speak at CPAC
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The Guardian
Donald Trump will reportedly tell the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida this week he is the man to drain the Washington swamp – as Republicans’ “presumptive 2024 nominee”.
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Trump will address CPAC on Sunday, his subject the future of the Republican party. On Monday, citing anonymous sources, the news site Axios reported his plan to assume the mantle.
An unnamed “longtime adviser” was quoted as saying Trump’s speech to the rightwing event will...

Washington Examiner
Former President Donald Trump intends to attack President Biden's “disastrous amnesty and border policies” in a keynote address at the Conservative Political Action Conference, his first public speaking engagement since leaving office, a source told the Washington Examiner.
Trump is scheduled to speak on the afternoon of Feb. 28, the final day of the conference, to be held in Orlando, Florida.
"Look for the 45th President to take on President Biden’s disastrous amnesty and border policies," a source familiar with Trump's plans told the Washington Examiner.
The former president will...

Business Insider
Former President Donald Trump plans on using his upcoming speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) as a "show of force" to exert control over the Republican Party, Axios reported.
Trump is due to speak at the event on Sunday — his first public speech since leaving office.
One of his longtime advisors told Axios' Mike Allen that his speech will be a "show of force," and intended to show that he still rules over the GOP, even though he is no longer president and has been barred from...
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