Donald Trump returns to Washington for the first time since his departure and these are his plans

The former president Donald Trump He returns to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since leaving the White House to deliver a political speech to a group of allied think tanks that have worked out an agenda for a possible second term.

Trump will face the America First Agenda SummitAmerica First Policy Institute (AFPI) two-day meeting, with some advisors urging him to spend more time talk about your vision for the future and less to continue litigation for the 2020 elections as we prepare to announce a long awaited campaign from the White House in 2024.

“I think it will be a very political and far-sighted speech, very similar to a State of the Union 5.0said Brooke Rollins, president of AFPI.

Made of former Trump administration officials and alliesthe non-profit organization is generally seen as a “standby administration” which could quickly move to the west wing if Trump were to run again and win.

Trump’s appearance in Washington – his first trip since January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden took office – comes at a time when their possible rivals in 2024 they adopted increasingly open measures question his status as a standard-bearer of the party.

Among them is former Vice President Mike Pence, who touted his “Freedom Agenda” in speeches that draw an implicit contrast to Trump.

“Some people may choose to focus on the past, but I think conservatives need to focus on the future. If we do, we will not only win the next election, but we will also change the course of American history for generations,” he said. planned. Pence said in a speech to the Heritage Foundation in Washington on the eve of Trump’s visit.

Pence’s appearance has been postponed due to bad weather, but he will deliver his speech on Tuesday morning in front of the Young America’s Foundation, not far from the AFPI meeting.

Trump has spent much of the time since leaving the presidency obsessed with the 2020 election and devoted to spreading lies on his loss to question Biden’s victory.

Although the commission on January 6 revealed his desperate attempts to stay in power and his refusal discourage a violent crowd trying to stop the peaceful transfer of power, Trump continued to try to put pressure on the authorities undo Biden’s victory, although there are no legal means to de-legitimize the latest elections.

This Tuesday, he planned to focus on public safety.

“President Trump sees a declining nation that is fueled, in part, by rising crime and increasingly dangerous communities in democratic politics,” said his spokesman, Taylor Budowich.

“His speech will highlight the flaws in Democratic policies, while outlining an America First vision for public safety that will surely be a defining issue in and after mid-term elections.”

“When we take back the White House”

Beyond the Summit, AFPI staff are laying the foundation for the future, “making sure they have the policies, staff and processes defined for each key body. when we take back the white houseRollins said.

The nonprofit has grown, he said, thanks to efforts to avoid the chaotic early days of Trump’s first term, when he arrived at the White House unprepared, with no clear plans and ready to go.

As Trump ran for re-election, Rollins, Trump’s then-president of the Council for Domestic Policy, began to outline a second-term agenda with other administration officials, including the top economic policy advisor. Larry Kudlow and National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien.

When it became clear that Trump would leave the White House, Rollins said, AFPI was created. to continue that work “organized around that second term agenda that we never published”.

A monster”

The organization, which was referred to as landing zone for former Trump administration officials excluded from more profitable jobs, he grew to become a monsterwith an operating budget of approximately $ 25 million and 150 employees, including 17 former senior White House officials and nine former cabinet members.

The group also has more than 20 political centers and has sought to extend its reach outside of Washington with efforts to influence state legislatures and school boards.

Several weeks ago an “American leadership initiative” was launched, led by former head of the Office of Personnel Management Michael Rigas. identify future officials loyal to Trump and their “America First” approach that could be taken as part of a larger effort to replace large sections of the civil service, as recently reported by the Axios news site.

The group is one of several Trump allied organizations that continue to push their policies in his absenceincluding America First Legal, dedicated to fight Biden’s agenda through the justice system, the Center for Renewing America and the Conservative Partnership Institute.

The summit aims to highlight AFPI’s “Agenda America First”, which focuses on ten key policy areassuch as the economy, electoral health and safety. Includes many of Trump’s iconic themes, such as keep building a wall on the southern border and a plan to “dismantle the administrative state”.

In a speech Monday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose “Contract with America” ​​is credited with helping Republicans win the 1994 midterm election, praised the initiative as a ‘ key action for the future victory of the Republican Party.

“The American people want solutions,” he said.

Associated Press

Translation: Elisa Carnelli

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