Trump uses CPAC to hype first month in office, despite legal setbacks
In a speech that amounted to an attempted post-election victory lap, Donald Trump hyped his first four weeks in office, even as much of his agenda is bogged down in court fights and has Republicans facing pushback in their districts.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — In a speech that amounted to an attempted post-inauguration victory lap, Donald Trump on Saturday hyped his first four weeks in office, even as much of his agenda is bogged down in court fights and has Republicans facing pushback in their districts.
Trump spent more than an hour addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference near Washington, his first major rally-style address since formally being sworn in to office on Jan. 20.
The first weeks of Trump’s administration have overwhelmingly been defined by swift action to reduce the federal workforce and slash the size of government, an effort led by the Elon Musk-helmed Department of Government Efficiency.
Many of DOGE’s actions have been at least temporarily halted by courts, including by Trump-appointed judges, but he used his CPAC speech to frame his first few weeks in office as an unchallenged victory.
“Welcome back to the nation’s capital, where our movement is thriving, fighting, winning and dominating Washington like never before,” Trump told the packed conference hall at Gaylord National just outside of Washington.
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