CPAC 2023 keynote: 'I am your warrior, I am your justice, I am your retribution'

Trump delivered a nearly two-hour keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, positioning himself as the indispensable leader of the conservative movement. He declared 'I am your warrior, I am your justice, I am your retribution' — framing his candidacy as vengeance against shared enemies rather than policy agenda. Despite declining GOP establishment support, Trump easily won the CPAC straw poll. He attacked DeSantis without naming him, called for 'a quantum leap' in policing, and renewed his lies about the 2020 election.

"In 2016, I declared: I am your voice. Today, I add: I am your warrior. I am your justice. And for those who have been wronged and betrayed: I am your retribution." — CPAC 2023 keynote, National Harbor, Maryland, March 4, 2023