Donald Trump addressed conservative activists, dismissing the idea that Elon Musk could become president due to his birth outside the US. He also stated that Russia's Vladimir Putin desires a meeting as soon as possible and called for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump further criticized Panama's fees for using the Panama Canal and threatened to reclaim US control.
After helping tank a bipartisan bill to fund the government, Trump told conservative activists that he hadn't 'ceded the presidency' to the tech billionaire. Trump spoke for more than an hour Sunday at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference in Phoenix, with thousands of conservative activists cheering wildly as he took the stage amid a pyrotechnic display. It was his first rally-style event since the election.
Smoke curled around the lectern and sparklers shot up from the floor as the crowd stood and cheered the incoming president, who wore his trademark suit and overlong red tie. Trump also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to meet with him “as soon as possible” and called for an end to the “horrible,” horrible” war between Russia and Ukraine. During the campaign, Trump said he would bring a swift end to the war, using leverage and clout he believes he has attained with both Putin and Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Saturday that Panama is charging excessive fees for use of the Panama Canal, the passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. If Panama doesn’t relent, Trump said he would insist on retaking control of the canal, which the U.S. relinquished “We’re being ripped off at the Panama Canal like we’re being ripped off everywhere else,” Trump said
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