Trump spoke for an hour for the party’s best donors at the Mar-a-Lago Resort in Florida during the event.
According to the Washington Post, he appeared during his speech and talked about the Senate’s actions to approve the results of the 2020 Capitol Invasion election.
Speaking of the Senate’s act to approve the results, Trump said, “If it had been Schumer instead of his stupid son, Mitch McConnell, they would never have allowed it,” according to the Post.
Trump, whose speech labeled the election “cops”, said the Democrats “would fight this.”
Trump described McConnell as a “loser like a rock” and quoted the hiring of McConnell’s wife Elaine Chao as transportation secretary, according to The Post.
I kept his wife. Has he ever said “thank you”? “Said Trump.
He criticized Chao for resigning after the Capitol attack.
“He suffered a lot,” he said, “a sarcastic voice,” according to the Post.
Trump also reiterated his criticism of former Vice President Mike Pence.
“I wish Mike Pence had the courage to send this back to lawmakers,” said Trump, speaking of the election results. “I like him a lot. I was very disappointed.”
Trump, White House Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony criticized Fauci for falling over the masks, saying Fauci wanted everyone to wear “five” masks.
Have you ever seen someone so ridiculous? Asked Trump.
Despite criticism of McConnell, Trump predicted in his prepared statement that Republicans would regain a majority in both Senate and House of Representatives by mid-2022.
“I’m sure we will reclaim the House and Senate before you do in 2022 – and then a Republican candidate will win the White House in 2024,” he said. According to CBS.
He didn’t announce his own plans for 2024.
Trump also criticized the Biden administration’s handling of the illegal immigration crisis on the southern border.
You are from the Middle East. They don’t send their best people. “You have murderers, you have rapists, you have drug dealers.” In an echo of his speech announcing his presidential candidacy in 2015.
A member of the audience testified to Trump’s status as a party leader.
“The party is still largely about that,” said Andrea Catsimatidis, chairman of the Manhattan Republican Party, which attended the event, according to the New York Times. “He was the one who livened up the party so much when we couldn’t win.”