{"id":559634,"date":"2023-03-05T03:40:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T00:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-frames-2024-as-existential-fight-this-is-the-final-battle\/"},"modified":"2023-03-05T03:40:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T00:40:22","slug":"trump-frames-2024-as-existential-fight-this-is-the-final-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-frames-2024-as-existential-fight-this-is-the-final-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump frames 2024 as existential fight: \u2018This is the final battle\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2780d5a8eae\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2780d5a8eae\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-frames-2024-as-existential-fight-this-is-the-final-battle\/#Trump_frames_2024_as_existential_fight_%E2%80%98This_is_the_final_battle\" >Trump frames 2024 as existential fight: \u2018This is the final battle\u2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trump_frames_2024_as_existential_fight_%E2%80%98This_is_the_final_battle\"><\/span>Trump frames 2024 as existential fight: \u2018This is the final battle\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/trumpdonald_030423gn17_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President Trump delivered a preview of what to expect in next year\u2019s presidential election in his address to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, framing the contest as an existential battle for the future of the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no choice. If we don\u2019t do this, our country will be lost forever,\u201d\u00a0 Trump told a crowd of diehard supporters at the conference in National Harbor, Md. \u201cPeople are tired of RINOs [Republican in name only] and globalists. They want to see America First.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis is the final battle,\u201d he continued. \u201cThey know it, I know it, You know it, everybody knows it. This is it. Either they win, or we win and if they win, we no longer have a country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former president went on to position himself as a \u201cwarrior\u201d in a battle for \u201cretribution\u201d in Washington.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2016, I declared, \u2018I am your voice.\u2019 Today I add: I am your warrior, I am your justice, and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution,\u201d Trump exclaimed to the crowd.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the more than 100-minute-long address, the former president touched on familiar grievances, continuing to lament his loss in the 2020 presidential election and hitting the Republican establishment in Washington.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are never going back to the party of Paul Ryan, Karl Rove and Jeb Bush,\u201d Trump said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He also continued his feud with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), referring to him directly after criticizing \u201cChina-loving politicians.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYou listening to this, Mitch McConnell? You listening to this?\u201d Trump said, echoing his earlier racist attacks against Elaine Chao, McConnell\u2019s wife and Trump\u2019s former Transportation Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>While the former president wasted no time targeting adversaries like Ryan, McConnell and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), missing from his speech were any dings at potential 2024 challengers like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). <\/p>\n<p>His speech often took on the air of a campaign rally as attendees broke into frequent chants of \u201cFour more years!\u201d and \u201cUSA! USA!\u201d While CPAC\u2019s crowd was at its most energized while the former president was speaking, not even Trump could ultimately attract a full room of attendees, as a wide section in the back of the ballroom remained empty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Nonetheless, this year\u2019s CPAC underscored the enduring popularity of the former president among the GOP grassroots. Throughout the week, guests and speakers alike made explicit their support for his 2024 candidacy with colorful Trump-inspired attire, and at times more subtly in their lack of enthusiasm for the other announced or presumptive White House candidates in attendance, like former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also dominated the event\u2019s annual straw poll, winning 62 percent of the vote. DeSantis came in a distant second place with 20 percent support. Every other figure included in the straw poll came in with single-digit support or less than one percent support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While CPAC demonstrated that Trump can still excite some of the party\u2019s activist base as well as party donors, and while national polls show the former president still polling formidably, the conference comes ahead of what\u2019s expected to be a messy GOP primary battle.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Pompeo used the Trump-friendly CPAC to take a swipe at the former president for adding nearly $8 trillion to the national debt. Haley, during her speech, said, \u201dif you\u2019re tired of losing, then put your trust in a new generation. And if you want to win \u2014 not just as a party, but as a country \u2014 then stand with me\u201d \u2013 a subtle jab at the former president, who is 76 while Haley is 51.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s CPAC also came against the backdrop of a rival GOP event, the Club for Growth\u2019s annual donor dinner, where many of the announced or widely presumed White House candidates spoke \u2014 except for Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Trump did not use the CPAC address to directly attack his potential 2024 rivals, he  was quick to note his lead in the many polls of the hypothetical primary field.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re leading every Republican by massive numbers,\u201d Trump told the raucous audience. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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