Donald Trump could get another chance to be president of the United States and he is unrepentant for the riots in the Capitol that he is accused of inciting. At the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Nashville yesterday, he called the congressional inquiry into what happened “crazy.” The former president, who is accused of flogging his fans in a frenzy after the defeat of the 2020 elections, as a “theatrical production of partisan political fiction”. It was his first public appearance since the committee began his hearings and he was himself a bomber. He still does not seem to have admitted that he lost the last presidential race, repeating false allegations of electoral fraud. Speaking to religious conservatives at an extensive resort near the Grand Ole Opry House, Trump insisted he had done nothing wrong. “What you are seeing is a complete and utter lie. It is a complete and utter fraud, “he told the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority conference. To view this video, enable JavaScript and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Trump was unrepentant as he spoke at yesterday’s Coalition for Faith and Freedom Conference (Image: Getty Images) He dismissed the video and testimony presented by the committee – including first-hand testimonies of senior aides and family members – as selectively processed. He also downplayed the uprising in the Capitol on January 6, 2021, as “a simple protest that got out of hand.” Trump’s appearance at an event long known as a testing ground for presidential candidates comes as he wondered when another White House campaign could officially begin. The debate, according to those familiar with the debate, is focused on whether an official announcement will be made later this summer or autumn or, according to tradition, will wait until the November midterm elections. While the allies insist that he has not yet made a final decision on his plans, Trump has been conveying his intentions for months and continued to tease them yesterday. Continues to deny responsibility for inciting the Capitol Uprising on January 6, 2021 (Image: AFP / Getty Images) Trump has repeated false allegations of electoral fraud and still does not seem to accept defeat (Image: AP) “One of the most pressing tasks facing the next Republican president – I wonder who he’s going to be,” Trump said at one point, causing applause and “USA!” “Would anyone like me to be a presidential candidate?” asked the crowd, unleashing more applause. Ralph Reed, chairman of the Coalition for Faith and Freedom, said: “We do not know if he will be a candidate or not, although for sure, given his speech, I think he wanted to let everyone know that this is his plan.” “I think a lot of Trump’s future plans are based directly on (Joe) Biden, and I think the more Biden continues to stumble on the world stage and on the domestic stage, the more people forget the downside, the dark side of Trump’s presidency. Said Bryan Lanza, a GOP strategic analyst and former Trump campaign executive. An announcement in the near future could complicate the efforts of other ambitious Republicans to organize their own campaigns. Former South Carolina Gov. Nicki Haley, who was Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, for example, said she would not run against him. Trump described the auditions as a “theatrical production of partisan political fantasy” (Image: AP) Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building furious that their idol had lost the election (Image: AP) And there are concerns that a short-term announcement could hurt Republicans entering the final stretch of an interim congressional campaign that looks increasingly favorable to the party. A Trump nomination could unite the otherwise desperate Democratic voters, revitalizing the party’s energy in the 2018 and 2020 campaigns. Republicans want the November election to be a referendum on the first two years of Biden’s presidency. They do not want anything, including Trump, to throw them off that trajectory. A long list of other Republicans have laid the groundwork for their own potential campaigns.
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Some have made it clear that a Trump nomination would have little influence on their own decisions. They include former Trump vice president Mike Pence, who was hailed by the Jan. 6 commission as putting the national interest above his own political considerations. Looking forward to a White House nomination, Pence maintains a vibrant political agenda that focuses on drawing attention to Democratic vulnerabilities. However, his challenges came to a complete relief on Friday, as Trump continued to criticize him for failing to follow his plan to overturn the results of the 2020 election. While denying ever calling Pence insane, Trump criticized his former deputy, saying: “Mike did not have the courage to act.” Contact our news team by emailing us at [email protected] For more stories like this, check out our news page.
