Senator Rick Scott of Florida is targeting the Republicans’ “establishment” that he accuses of trying to take the Republican Party “behind”.
Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee stated that “the Washington establishment breathed a sigh of relief when President Trump left the city. There are many people in Washington who hoped we can return to regular order. Go back to where the Republican Party used to be. They want to retreat to safety. “
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Scott, a potential Republican Party presidential candidate for 2024, argued that “we can go back. We can access the dial-up Internet. We can use phones. We can use typewriters. It is not time to go back. We face enormous challenges. and huge opportunities. I’m going to focus on the huge opportunities that we have. “
The Republican Party “is not going to win the future by trying to get back to where the Republican Party used to be,” emphasized the former Florida governor and multimillionaire businessman. “If we do, we will lose the base of work that President Trump has so excited. We will lose elections across the county and, ultimately, we will lose our nation. We will not allow that to happen. “
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“Some prefer to fan the flames of civil war on our side,” warned Scott. “This is silly and ridiculous. We have a serious job to do. We don’t have time for that.”
The conference, known by the acronym CPAC, is the largest annual meeting of activists and conservative leaders. Fox Nation is a sponsor of CPAC 2021.
The conference takes place while Trump promises to remain the dominant figure in the Republican Party and promises to support primary opponents against Republicans who opposed him or who did not support his efforts to reverse his electoral defeat last year for Joe Biden. Trump is also flirting with a presidential race in 2024.
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The ex-president is expected to provoke a 2024 presidential candidacy by giving the main speech at CPAC on Sunday. The speech will be Trump’s first since leaving the White House on January 20