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1 Mar, 7 tweets, 3 min read
After weeks in relative isolation at Mar-a-Lago without Twitter, Trump emerged at CPAC on Sunday ready to let loose.

Here’s what we learned from his first big post-presidency speech 👇

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1️⃣ He’s not letting go of the “big lie.”

Trump went on a tear about the 2020 election being “rigged” and claimed he won — the very falsehood that led his followers to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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2️⃣ SCOTUS: From greatest accomplishment to top target.

On Sunday, he attacked the conservative court as “cowards” for refusing his bid to overturn the election results. politico.com/newsletters/pl…
3️⃣ Trump wants revenge.

Trump advisers got him to clarify that he does not want to start a third party. He called such reports “fake news” and claimed the GOP was united. But Trump also couldn’t resist naming each Republican who voted to impeach him. politico.com/newsletters/pl…
4️⃣Trump wants Republicans to donate — to him only.

“There’s only one way to contribute to our efforts to elect America First Republican conservatives and … to make America great again.” he told the crowd before giving his website information.
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5️⃣ Transgender rights are the right’s new culture war.

The former president stirred the crowd with anti-transgender rhetoric, particularly about women’s sports.
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6️⃣ Let the 2024 games begin.

Trump teased another run for president, offering a taste of potentially years of will-he-or-won’t-he speculation he’s all too happy to stoke. politico.com/newsletters/pl…

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