In a speech lasting more than an hour, Trump highlighted actions during his first month in office.
OXON HILL, Md.—President Donald Trump on Feb. 22 spoke at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), highlighting his actions during his first month in office.
He urged Republicans to remain united and said Democrats lost confidence after the November election.
“We took away their power. We took away their confidence,” Trump told the cheering crowd.
However, he noted that while Democrats have remained unified, some Republicans occasionally stray from unity.
“Once in a while, you have one that wants a little action or something. I don’t know what it is,” Trump said. “It’s so sad to see. I just hate to see it.”
However, he praised Sen. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for their “fantastic job” in the past month.
“We have a lot to stick together because what we’ve done has never been done before.”
Trump delivered his speech on the final day of the CPAC summit, which ran from Feb. 19 to 22.
In a speech lasting more than an hour, Trump highlighted a long list of actions he has taken over the past month, including on strengthening border security.
He said that he has launched the “largest deportation operation in American history,” surpassing the one carried out under President Dwight Eisenhower.
The United States “will not be turned into a dumping ground,” the president said.
He then praised Elon Musk, whom he appointed to head up the Department of Government Efficiency, which is tasked with finding and reporting waste and fraud within the federal government.
“We want to make government smaller, more efficient. We want to keep the best people,” Trump said. “If they don’t report for work, we’re firing them. In other words, you have to go to the office.”
Ahead of his speech, Trump met with Polish President Andrzej Duda to discuss the Russia–Ukraine war.
By Emel Akan
