Trump dominated the audience at the annual gathering of religious conservatives
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Donald Trump gave the closing address at the Road to Majority Conference, the annual meeting of evangelical conservatives of the Faith and Freedom Coalition in Washington, DC.
The Republican Party's 2024 presidential candidates shared the stage for the first time this weekend at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's annual meeting of conservatives in Washington, DC.
Former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, and other Republican candidates attended the Road to Majority Conference, which takes place immediately after the federal indictment against Trump in the case of classified documents and the plea deal for Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden.
Trump delivered the keynote address for Saturday night's gala, which served as the final event of the weekend, addressing a wide range of topics of interest to his supporters, which were greeted with thunderous applause from an audience well attuned to his message.
Trump took the stage to a standing ovation and chanted “USA, USA, USA”.
“As we meet today, our beloved nation teeters on the brink of tyranny,” Trump said. “Our enemies are waging war on faith and liberty, on science and religion, on history and tradition, on law and democracy, on Almighty God himself ”.
He said he was “proud to be the most pro-life president in American history”, that his administration created the “most secure border in American history” and that he would appoint “rock-solid conservative judges”; if he wins in 2024.
Trump's comments came on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, which established federal protection of the right to abortion, which happened in large part because of the three conservative justices Trump nominated to the Supreme Court during his presidency.
Throughout the three-day event, nearly a dozen Republican presidential candidates were among the more than 50 speakers, but none could compete with even the mentions of Trump's name, which each time drew a vocal reaction from the crowd.
The mood at the event is one example underscoring that Trump is the current leader of the Republican Party.
A new CNN poll conducted by SSRS in the wake of the indictment of Trump on federal charges showed that even as his dominance had declined, the former president was still the frontrunner: 47% of Republicans and Republican-leaning registered voters say Trump is their first choice for the party's nomination.
And although it is less than the 53% support obtained in May, Trump continues to lead among Republican presidential candidates.