Members of the media slammed former President Donald Trump on social media during his Conservative Political Action Conference address, describing the speech as riddled with lies over the 2020 election results.
“The former president is lying a lot,” CNN reporter Daniel Dale tweeted.
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The former president is lying a lot.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 28, 2021
“Our election process is worse than that in many cases of the third-world country, you know that, you saw what was going on,” Trump said during his speech of the election. “Even if you consider nothing else, it is undeniable that election rules were illegally changed at the last minute and almost every swing state with the procedures rewritten by local politicians, you’re not allowed to do that, and local judges.”
Other columnists, reporters, and pundits on cable news networks took issue with Trump’s coronavirus response while he was in office, the music that was played ahead of his speech, and his supporters who “don’t care about facts.”
TRUMP TEASES POTENTIAL THIRD RUN TO ENTHUSIASTIC CPAC CROWD
There’s 0% chance of it but I just want us all to appreciate what a great CPAC this would be and what warm feelings we’d all have about CPAC if the FBI arrested Trump as he walked on stage
No but seriously he’s a terrorist leader speaking in public about an ongoing insurrection
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) February 28, 2021
At CPAC, Trump is railing against Fauci and masks, and mocking double-masking.
He remains as reckless, irresponsible, and dishonest as ever.
500,000 dead clearly isn’t enough for him.
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) February 28, 2021
Hey FBI: if you are looking for the person who was the mastermind of the Jan 6 terrorist attack upon our Capitol, he’s speaking right now in Florida at #CPAC2021.
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) February 28, 2021
CPAC now playing “Gloria,” which alert readers will recall was the soundtrack to the Trump Family Dance Video the day they incited a murderous mob to attack the Capitol to intimidate Pence and Congress into giving Trump the second term he had lost by 7 million votes.
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) February 28, 2021
Conclusions from #CPAC: 1. Trump is 100% in charge of @GOP. 2. Trump is a legendary conman who has morphed into the perfect embodiment of the Republican voter. 3. They don’t care about facts or policy, they just want someone to fight for them & their culture. And Trump does!
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) February 28, 2021
During the CPAC speech, Trump floated a possible 2024 run, which was met with applause from attendees.
“Actually, as you know, they just lost the White House, but it’s one of those things,” he said. “But who knows? Who knows? I may even decide to beat them for a third time, OK?”
Former President Donald Trump suggests he’s running for a third term. pic.twitter.com/R9Oj8J05bn
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 28, 2021
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He also shut down “fake news” rumors that he would break from the Republican Party and start his own ahead of the next presidential election.
“We’re not starting new parties. You know, they kept saying, ‘He’s gonna start a brand new party.’ We have the Republican Party,” he said. “It’s going to unite and be stronger than ever before. I am not starting a new party.”
