Donald Trump and the Republican party... it's complicated. Here's the latest from the former president at CPAC 2021.
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00:00If Republicans do not stick together, the rhinos that we're surrounded with
00:08will destroy the Republican Party. I think we have tremendous unity.
00:17We will lead the conservative movement and the Republican Party back to a totally
00:23conclusive victory, and we've had tremendous victories. Don't ever forget it.
00:27Instead of attacking me and, more importantly, the voters of our movement, top establishment
00:34Republicans in Washington should be spending their energy in opposing Biden, Pelosi, Schumer,
00:41and the Democrats. The Republican Party is united. The only division is between a handful of
00:47Washington, D.C. establishment political hacks and everybody else all over the country. I think
00:54we have tremendous unity. Republicans don't get this and the other things I'm going to say that
00:59you should, like the Supreme Court, be ashamed of yourselves. The party is growing so rapidly,
01:04and it's becoming a different party, and it's becoming a party of love. The Democrats don't
01:10have grandstanders like Mitt Romney, Little Ben Sasse, Richard Burr, Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins,
01:19Lisa Murkowski, Pat Toomey, and in the House, Tom Rice, South Carolina, Adam Kinzinger,
01:34Dan Newhouse, Anthony Gonzalez—that's another beauty—Fred Upton, Jamie Herrera-Butler,
01:43Peter Meyer, John Katko, David Valadao, and, of course, the warmonger,
01:50a person that loves seeing our troops fighting, Liz Cheney. How about that? So,
01:56hopefully, they'll get rid of her with the next election. Get rid of them all.
02:02Now, it's a party that's incredible. The people, the spirit, and there are, as you probably heard
02:08a little while ago, I mean, there's more spirit now than there's ever been, including even before
02:13the election. We cannot have leaders who show more passion for condemning their fellow Americans
02:18than they have ever shown for standing up to Democrats. They kept saying,
02:23he's going to start a brand new party. We have the Republican Party.
02:27It's going to unite and be stronger than ever before. I am not starting a new party.
02:32That was fake news. Fake news. We're smarter than they are. We're tougher than they are.
02:39For some reason, we just don't—we don't get it done. We let them attack our businesses,
02:44and we don't attack their businesses. Now, more than ever, is the time for tough,
02:49strong, and energetic Republican leaders who have spines of steel. We need strong leadership.
02:55Do you miss me yet? Do you miss me now?