THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 03: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages on October 03, 2019 in The Villages, Florida. President Trump spoke about Medicare, and signed an executive order calling for further privatizing of it. Donald Trump. (Image: Getty)
Former President Donald Trump spoke to the North Carolina GOP convention Saturday, making the first major speech outside of Florida since January.
“I am not the one trying to undermine American democracy. I’m the one that’s trying to save it. Please remember that,” the former president said. “We all know what happened with the election. And we can never, ever let that happen again and we’re going to go forward and we’re going to continue to look and things are being found that is not even believable,” Trump added.
During the speech, Trump also boasted about his achievements in developing the COVID-19 vaccine. “If we had not come up with a vaccine, you would have had 1917 Spanish flu numbers,” Trump said.
The former president also promised to support Republicans in the 2022 congressional elections. Trump also announced his endorsement of Rep. Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) for a Senate seat in North Carolina.
Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter!
A week of political news in your in-box.
We find the news you need to know, so you don't have to.
On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) banned noncompete agreements in a 3-2 vote. The…
A proposed bill in California would prohibit security screening company CLEAR from skipping the general…
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over a challenge to a law allowing…
The Arizona House of Representatives failed to advance a repeal of the state's 160-year-old abortion…
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed a bill restoring criminal charges in cases of hard drug possession.…
President Joe Biden's administration announced the first-ever national limits on toxic "forever chemicals" in drinking water. This…