Trump at CPAC: "Our Leaders Are Dumb"
Local News Staff 
“We did it twice, and we’ll do it again. We're going to be doing it again a third time,” Trump said to cheers at the annual CPAC conference in Orlando this weekend. Partway through his speech, the crowd erupted into cheers of “Four more years!”
All signs point toward Trump running in 2024, according to people close to him, unless President Joe Biden’s approval numbers suggest he’s unbeatable or Trump decides that life as political kingmaker in Mar-a-Lago beats the hassle, at his age, of another run.
In their appearances in Orlando, Trump’s potential 2024 rivals — or successors — were careful to read the mood of the conference. They made sure to offer their support for Trump administration policies and avoid signaling too much ambition, for fear of alienating Trump’s base — or drawing the former president’s wrath. DeSantis notably did not mention Trump’s name in his speech.
During the speech, Trump also focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the response of America's leaders: "The problem is not that putin is smart - which he is - but the real problem is that our leaders are dumb."
The CPAC conference closes out on Sunday, Feb. 27 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel.
