President Donald Trump's speech to CPAC surprised audiences as he called for an end to "cancel culture" and then listed off GOP Senators and House members that he wanted to cancel.
Trump also demanded that there be restrictions on voting so that fewer Americans are able to access the polls, which would give Republicans a better shot at winning.
At the start of his speech, Trump also appeared to accidentally congratulate current President Joe Biden for his record-setting stock market numbers. He also suggested that he withheld foreign aid to countries by lying to them about needs they must meet first. Then once those demands were met, Trump said he still refused to release the money.
It was a speech that lasted well over an hour and served as a reminder of what Americans are missing without Trump on television each day.
Trump was mocked for a few moments of short-circuiting:
"fragrantly -- flagrantly" https://t.co/q2sg1l84IC— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1614553475
Trump just short-circuited pic.twitter.com/0tRD6PpuHw
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 28, 2021
But the most shocking moments came when Trump perpetuated his conspiracy theories and, as Tom Nichols said, laid the foundation for further violence.
Trump is laying down the framework for more violence here.— Tom Nichols (@Tom Nichols) 1614553040
See other tweets about the speech below:
The inspirational high point of the speech was when he spat out the names of Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney and other Repu… https://t.co/Uz1gBvp6bF— Michael Beschloss (@Michael Beschloss) 1614555414
Donald needs a couple Red Bull energy drinks.— Mike Barnicle (@Mike Barnicle) 1614551881
Yeah right. say that the Republican party isn't divided. But then attack the Republicans who stood against you #CPAC #CPAC2021— Holy Bullies (@Holy Bullies) 1614553561
Copechella https://t.co/FWX6QAJlYN— David Weigel (@David Weigel) 1614552794
Trump, without a shred of irony, claims Biden is the most corrupt president in history (Trump owned and profited fr… https://t.co/ZJBW2aX2zs— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1614550933
I think the takeaway here is not just the direct ask but more the idea that other groups asking should * not * get… https://t.co/Sc53pcRV1W— Maggie Haberman (@Maggie Haberman) 1614556079
Trump on Dems: "It's a con job. They're conning everyone." This is called projection.— Tom Nichols (@Tom Nichols) 1614553020
Even Space Force preferred to burn up in the atmosphere rather than listen to Trump's speech https://t.co/hmZcQt8yaj #meteor— James Cowell (@James Cowell) 1614556345
Stiff drinks being poured now in the Cruz, Pompeo, Pence, Cotton, and Rubio homes.— Mona Charen (@Mona Charen) 1614554440
As I told you, the Republicans have become the late 70s Soviet communist party, and this long and boring ramble abo… https://t.co/kELkLi63gu— Tom Nichols (@Tom Nichols) 1614552141
@Isikoff @gtconway3d Trump’s attempts to delegitimize adverse court rulings — implying that the mythical election t… https://t.co/D6goiWfhH4— Will Saletan (@Will Saletan) 1614554097
Well, that was a boring start but it ended with a full-on dumpster of hot crazy that every Republican is going to h… https://t.co/KhEEtnwmVu— Tom Nichols (@Tom Nichols) 1614554539
And this here is why we begged Tom so much to tweet this out https://t.co/Ecaivx9R1w— Jennifer Taub 🌻 🇺🇸 (@Jennifer Taub 🌻 🇺🇸) 1614553314
Just an observation, but I haven't heard the word "democracy" once during this entire pathetic propaganda rant. W… https://t.co/TEREzVzhBk— Tara Setmayer 🌻 (@Tara Setmayer 🌻) 1614554498
Trump, who opposes cancel culture, now reading off a list of Republican traitors.— Tom Nichols (@Tom Nichols) 1614553567
There it is: a long Trump rant rehashing the Big Lie No the Const. does not require state legislatures to make eve… https://t.co/eLjSOk40vG— Norm Eisen (@Norm Eisen) 1614553902
political conference organized entirely around culture wars, and that has staked out a very particular stance in th… https://t.co/LOaAXpeDP8— Catherine Rampell (@Catherine Rampell) 1614554665
Now he saying that people can’t get good lawyers because they’re all going to represent people at the border. LOL.… https://t.co/MJVooUwPgS— Jennifer Taub 🌻 🇺🇸 (@Jennifer Taub 🌻 🇺🇸) 1614550208
Joe Biden, who is apparently just a figurehead and totally weak and incompetent, is also Thanos and is controlling… https://t.co/K1eLpB0kWE— Tom Nichols (@Tom Nichols) 1614550406
Trump now saying he will continue his "struggle." Who else promised to do that after a failed putsch?— davidrlurie (@davidrlurie) 1614554454
At some point, Trump will grasp that his real problem wasn't early or mailed voting, but just voting generally...… https://t.co/AUmapVqHoG— Jed Shugerman 🇺🇦 (@Jed Shugerman 🇺🇦) 1614554504
How did you do? 🧐 https://t.co/azMilQogmx— The Lincoln Project (@The Lincoln Project) 1614554954
It is the time for the Naming of the Enemies. Trump lists all the Republicans who voted to impeach/convict him for… https://t.co/l2P5mUbPnt— S.V. Dáte (@S.V. Dáte) 1614553615
And again Trump says, "we won the election twice." This unrepentant, lying incitement will feature prominently in… https://t.co/W7rAsfTIJp— Norm Eisen (@Norm Eisen) 1614551902
@ScottWalker @CPAC Well, that's a review. It was an effective presentation of lies, paranoia and fascism to an (unf… https://t.co/AIOpFGmVCh— James Wigderson (@James Wigderson) 1614555275
"They used COVID as a way of cheating." This is so embarrassing for CPAC and the GOP.— Jim Swift (@Jim Swift) 1614553156
"It all leads to communism."— Tom Nichols (@Tom Nichols) 1614549396
Wtf he didn’t even talk about bags of soup or cans of tuna— Acyn (@Acyn) 1614554547
I’m being gaslit https://t.co/JERrPKKGkj— KatBrezler (@KatBrezler) 1614554919
He lost PA despite getting 100% of the dead relative vote https://t.co/UNV9hiG1vk— John Fetterman (@John Fetterman) 1614553555
Joe Biden is keeping our children cruelly locked in their homes. Yes, it's almost like...cruelly locking children u… https://t.co/L11JTHB38Q— Dennis Hartley (@Dennis Hartley) 1614550415
Another reason the former President lost: MATH. He lost the House. That’s 1. He lost the Senate. That’s 2. He lost… https://t.co/Kv52LDc66i— Ted Lieu (@Ted Lieu) 1614556015
