For his first return to Washington a year and a half after leaving office, former US President Donald Trump is due to deliver the closing speech of the America First Agenda on Tuesday July 26. This political summit, led by former collaborators of the businessman, should allow him to announce his presidential candidacy in 2024.
Will the former Republican president get back on track? Expected for the American national holiday, July 4, Donald Trump’s candidacy for the presidency of the United States in 2024 could well be formalized on Tuesday.
The former head of state must indeed deliver the closing speech of the America First Agenda summit of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), an institution made up of friends and former collaborators.
This conservative high mass, started on Monday, revolves around a dozen round tables and presentations made in particular by leaders of Congress, governors, state representatives or experts from America First Policy Institute (AFPI).
This last structure is also made up of former relatives of the former American president, such as Brooke Rollins, the president of the AFPI and former director of the Domestic Policy Council in the Trump administration. What to compose for the predecessor of Joe Biden an ideal launching pad for a political comeback.
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— America First Policy Institute (@A1Policy) July 14, 2022
“America First Policy Institute is delighted to welcome President Donald Trump to Washington, D.C. Our team will present a policy agenda that will put our country back on track. These policies have worked before, and they will work again. The future of America is America first!”, moreover, announced, not without enthusiasm, the institution in remarks reported by CNN.
The themes of the event, such as the drop in energy and gasoline prices, the fight against historical inflation, the fact of being able to give parents more control over the education of their children, or even the fight against crime and the securing of the border with Mexico are also strong points, dear to the Republican electorate.
The investigation into the assault on the capitol in the background
Another clue pointing to a possible candidacy announcement, Donald Trump’s speech will face his former economic adviser Larry Kudlow, as well as his White House adviser Kellyanne Conway. Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry, along with several members of Congress, are also announced.
“This is an opportunity for President Trump to come to Washington and deliver a visionary speech about why the future would be better with his leadership — and to the extent that he’s focused on that, it could be a speech. very important”, explained Newt Gingrich, the former President of the Republican House under the Trump administration and host during the event, whose remarks were reported Politico.
Put in difficulty by the parliamentary investigation into the assault on the Capitol, revealing that some of his relatives had been in contact with ultra-right organizations, Donald Trump could also take advantage of his platform to react to the accusations brought against him.
Unhappy with the media coverage around this affair and his lack of allies in Congress, the 76-year-old businessman will therefore be keen to convince his detractors on this file on Tuesday.
