Trump doubles down on fight with media during CPAC speech

February 28 07:19 2017

At the time the bombastic billionaire, a CPAC veteran known for engaging deliveries, was running for president and many conservatives shunned him, asserting that he wasn’t conservative enough. Trump so far has not taken action on the initiative, and his early steps on immigration, including stepping up deportations, do not include DACA recipients. France was deeply offended by Trump’s description of Paris as so paralyzed by terrorism that no one enjoys visiting anymore. The bars were only lightly packed this year because a lot of familiar faces were missing.

“The place is packed”. A source says that Donald Trump is a terrible awful human being. Don’t laugh – that’s not a joke.

During his speech, he called his victory “a win for conservative values”. Referring to the security agents present at any presidential appearance, he added: “You have Secret Service out here, and I’d expect [the meeting hall] to be fully screened”. And that bet is kind of like doubling down on an ace when the dealer has a six showing. They spoke about why they identify as conservative – and how they talk about their politics with other African-Americans who don’t share their beliefs.

“Repealing and replacing Obamacare couldn’t be more important”.

It’s energy that the president admires the most with his White House staff, Conway said. And I’m pretty sure he’s not alone. “He promised to build up the military, “totally obliterate” ISIS and keep Islamic terrorists out of America”. This convention was a message. It’s not clear if it was a prank, but a young man with a blue CPAC bag was distributing them for free in the hallway outside the ballroom where the president spoke.

I get the impression Mr. Kistoff can’t wait for that day. I assumed it would be a mad house unlike anything else I had seen. “I think his name was Moby”. But many are still on guard for what’s to come.

“They’re not coming back in folks”. Back before all this rabble showed up demanding results. Hice says he believes the conservative movement is thriving.

“They saw red, white & blue – with “TRUMP” stamped across it – and started to wave them”, he tweeted.

He’s also excited about Trump’s stance on trade.

He continued, “I’m not against the media. So now the only thing we’ve gotta do is kick the RINOs in the butt”.

“And I want you all to know that we are fighting the fake news”.

“It is telling that so many women voters looked beyond gender and looked at issues they care about”, Conway said.

Of course, we were giddy. It looked like there were nearly as many members of the media as there were general attendees. “And all of a sudden the story became the media is the enemy”.

The flap highlighted tensions between traditional conservatives and the alt-right, which helped boost Trump’s bid. Congress better understand – this guy’s patience is not unlimited. It was held in downtown D.C., and I remember a long registration line and even longer waits for Ann Coulter and Newt Gingrich book signings (conversely, there was no line to meet Joe the Plumber, who was hawking his own book that year).

“I don’t think the Democrats are going to do anything at all to help this country, so we’ve got to do it on our own”, said Steve Savarese, 74, who works in real estate in NY.

Trump’s latest efforts to find out who’s leaking information to the media about his team being in contact with Russian intelligence officials during the election campaign involved tweeting his displeasure with the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday morning for being unable to “find the leakers within the Federal Bureau of Investigation itself”. They have not abandoned the party or the movement. Or maybe they’re not legit.

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