Trump backs out of announcing new presidential campaign at CPAC: report

[DonViejo]

David Edwards

February 28, 2021

Former President Donald Trump is not expected to announce a new presidential campaign at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Sunday.

Aides gave Fox News a preview of the former president's speech after some reports said that he would declare himself the "presumptive 2024 nominee" at CPAC. But instead of declaring his intentions to run, sources told Fox News that he would walk "right up to the line of announcing another campaign."

Fox News also obtained an excerpt from Trump's speech indicating that he does not want to form his own party.

"We are not starting new parties, and we will not be dividing our power and our strength. Instead, we will be united and strong like never before," Trump will say.

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[marble falls]

1. It's going to be too difficult to do rallies from cell-block D.

[secondwind]

2. 😂😂😂

[Duncanpup]

3. 😉😂

[SheilaAnn]

15. I was just going to "say" the same thing. It all depends on the length and location of his

confinement.....LOL.

[Botany]

4. But he will find a way to keep his grift going.

My bet is that it will be some kind of PAC. To which I say fine have the man who killed 1/2 million
Americans, an active Russian agent, undergoing some kind of cognitive decline, and tried to violently
overthrow the government so he could declare martial law as the face of your party. You will bring
in and or keep the racist dumb fucks as a base but the rest of America is done with Donny.

[gab13by13]

16. Yup,

he wants the super pac but doesn't want the money going into any campaign, he wants to just keep the money. As long as his cult believes he is running that's all that matters. I caught a picture of him golfing yesterday, wow, without his corset and tailor made clothing the guy has put a few pounds on. The Diet Coke isn't working.

[Botany]

25. I think post election the man has brought in something like 76 million $s for his "stop ...

... the steal" scam and to help out in the Senate races in Georgia and so far he has
donated zero $s to either of the 2 projects. BTW I have some friends from the NYC
area and they told me that EVERYBODY THERE knows that Trump is con man and terrible
businessman.

[Thekaspervote]

27. Exactly! If he officially announces then the money is subject to FEC laws and he can't just keep it

[Grokenstein]

5. "United and strong like never before"

says the clown who divides and weakens.

We shall rise higher than ever, declared the ship's anchor, if you just chain yourself tighter to me.

[Siwsan]

6. I wonder who convinced him it wouldn't be a good idea to make that announcement

Announcing and then having to back out because of overwhelming legal issues, would have been a big mistake.

[Fullduplexxx]

8. Odd because he listens to no one

[Siwsan]

17. I think panic, conscious or subconscious, can trigger uncharacteristic behaviors

That whole tax situation has to have his colon in a twist.

[Hortensis]

9. I hate it when desperation causes him to listen to Repub advisors. nt

[SheilaAnn]

18. Who ever figured out the months of his possible prison term(s) warned him it might not go over well.

[gab13by13]

19. He found out if he announced his campaign,

he wouldn't be able to pocket all of the donations.

[Thekaspervote]

28. ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

[Ohiogal]

7. I can't bear the thought of hearing him

bloviating, rallying, campaigning for four years.

The press just loves to cover every idiotic remark he emits from his pie hole and in many cases it’s just a bunch of lies that no one bothers to refute. Wish Dems were better at getting their message out.

[Hortensis]

13. :) When "the people" are drawn to truth as avidly as to ugly lies,

we'll be just as good as the Republicans at "getting our messages out."

[Laelth]

10. Somewhat surprising.

Any theories as to why not go ahead and declare? I don’t see the upside to waiting. I thought he would want to get the grift machine up and running ASAP.



-Laelth

[gab13by13]

21. He is going to open a super pac,

if he announces his campaign he won't be able to pocket all of the donations.

[DonViejo]

22. $$$ They'd have to keep track of the money and making regular filings with the FEC could be...

at least a couple of reasons.

[CrispyQ]

11. Just like GOP leadership knows they can't win without the Con's base,

the Con finally realized he can't win without the moderates.

[Yavin4]

12. Are there some kind of campaign finance laws that would kick in if he had announced his intention

to run?

[gab13by13]

23. Exactly,

He wants a super pac where he can keep all of the money.

[Yavin4]

26. Trump has to tread carefully with campaign donations and political action committees

There are new sheriffs in town (read new Atty Gen. and a new DOJ) that will be on the lookout for any monkey business.

[Arkansas Granny]

14. How many think he will stick to the script without adding his own comments.

He will be surrounded by an adoring crowd which may encourage him to make statements his staff doesn't think he should.

[Beachnutt]

20. He only wants to fleece his ignorant followers for donations

to pay legal bills and keep his orange ass out of jail.

[Laelth]

30. Agreed.

But, assuming that’s his goal, why wouldn’t he go ahead and announce his 2024 candidacy? Wouldn’t that make grifting easier?

I wonder what he is thinking.



-Laelth

[Thekaspervote]

32. Officially announcing makes the money subject to FEC laws...he can't just keep it all

[struggle4progress]

24. We'll see: he hasn't ever followed anybody's plans except his own

[Laelth]

29. It's true. He's a loose cannon.

He may go off script and end up announcing a 2024 candidacy if the applause from the crowd demands it.



-Laelth

[FloridaBlues]

31. Yep he will unite the Q and white supremacists like republicans have never seen.

Mark my words that will be the outcome of him being the head of the party. The alliance is strong now but will become stronger going forward.

[Thekaspervote]

33. JMHO...q and white supremacists are behind him..but it won't become stronger

Not everyone in that crowd is dim witted, when the leaders see he isn’t going to run again they will move on

[bearsfootball516]

34. I think he doesn't even know if he wants to run again.