The source, who knows the ex-president’s speech, told CNN on Saturday that “he will speak about the future of the Republican Party and the conservative movement”.
“We also expect the 45th president to take over President Biden’s disastrous amnesty and border policies,” added the source.
The lecture would mark Trump’s first public appearance after he left the White House last month and comes at a time when Republicans are divided over how to treat the former president, with his loyal visits to him recently in Florida.
One of Trump’s campaign managers, Brad Parscale, met with the former president at his club in Mar-a-Lago this week for a long meeting, according to a known source. Utah Sen. Mike Lee is conducting a fundraiser in Mar-a-Lago on Saturday night, according to another known source, a potential sign of more visits to come.
Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the second Republican in the House, met privately with Trump on Tuesday in Mar-a-Lago, CNN reported, the day before Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell, promised never to it.
The rivalry between Trump and McConnell has increased in recent days, raising questions about whether the two can work together for the future of the GOP.
Trump followed McConnell in a lengthy statement released Tuesday night after McConnell harshly criticized the former Senate plenary chairman last Saturday and an article on Monday in the Wall Street Journal, despite having voted for acquit Trump in his second impeachment trial.
In his statement on Tuesday, Trump promised to endorse candidates in the Senate primaries who adopted his worldview – something that could lead to a confrontation with McConnell’s favorite candidates, while the seven-term senator pushes the Republicans he believes he has. the best chance of winning in the next midterm elections of the year.
This tension underscores the divide between top Republicans over how to navigate the post-Trump party. Unlike McConnell, Republican Party leader Kevin McCarthy went to South Florida after the January 6 attack on the Capitol to meet Trump and then proclaim unity with him in an attempt to retake the House in 2022.
But McCarthy leads a conference where most members strongly support Trump – unlike Senate Republicans, who are divided by the former president and where some leaders are eager to get past him and focus on uniting the party around ideas. , not a person.
This story has been updated with additional information.
CNN’s Dana Bash, Kaitlan Collins and Manu Raju contributed to this report.
