Trump’s Still Got It, And Then Some

Portions of this post were taken and/or paraphrased from an article by Stephan Kapustka of The American Spectator.

Donald Trump was not officially the Republican nominee for president back then, but you wouldn’t know it if you were fortunate enough to be able to attend CPAC 2024.

There were many wonderful speakers, but the real energy came from our once and hopefully returning president, Donald J. Trump, who didn’t arrive until Saturday, the final day of the conference.

The delay between Trump’s introduction by Matt and Mercedes Schlapp and his entrance seemed to take forever. As the first song played throughout the room, everybody stood at attention, seeking to get a first glimpse as he took the stage.

Finally, he could be seen in the far distance. The clapping-and-walking motion was unmistakable, as was the crowd’s enthusiasm.

To say that Trump feeds on the energy of the audience is one thing after watching him on television, but you must be in the same room with him to truly appreciate him.

Trump had an outline of what he wanted to present, but he spoke for just shy of two hours, mostly off the cuff.

He hit all of the notes you would have expected him to:

• He slammed the civil and criminal cases brought against him as “bullshit.”
• He laced into “the Biden nightmare,” singling out his handling of immigration and the economy and warning that “the worst is yet to come” if Joe is reelected.
• He hilariously mocked Joe Biden’s fitness for office by miming the president wandering around aimlessly, unable to find his way off the stage, then launched into multiple stories and tangents.

His choice of anecdotes was well chosen:

• He described his fear during a dark plane descent into an Iraqi airfield to meet with his generals about the defeat of ISIS.
• He also talked about his negotiations with Mexico on his aptly named “remain in Mexico” policy.

These stories served to highlight his experience and accomplishments as commander-in-chief.

In contrasting himself with Biden and arguing why he should be given a second chance, his speech at CPAC has to be considered a strong success.

Donald Trump’s full speech is provided below and starts at the xxx mark when he is making it to the stage.