Trump ‘in talks to start NEW “Patriot Party” with top aides’ after saying it’s only the ‘beginning’ of MAGA movement
PRESIDENT Donald Trump is in talks to start a new “Patriot Party” with top aides after saying it’s only the “beginning” of the MAGA movement, according to reports.
Trump discussed the possibility of creating a new political party last week, people informed on the matter told The Wall Street Journal.
According to the informants, the president spoke with several aides and some others who are close with him.
They also revealed the new party would be called the “Patriot Party.”
The White House did not respond to the WSJ’s request for comment and the sources did not reveal how Trump would initiate forming a new “Patriot Party.”
Forming a new party would be a pricey move, according to the news outlet.
The word “Patriot” is used to describe someone who has pride their country.
However, the Anti-Defamation League, defines the term “Patriot” or “Patriot Movement” as “a collective term used to describe a set of related extremist movements and groups in the United States whose ideologies center on anti-government conspiracy theories.
“The most important segments of the ‘Patriot’ movement include the militia movement, the sovereign citizen movement and the tax protest movement,” the definition states,” the organization explains.
Earlier on Tuesday, the president delivered his farewell message from the White House and pledged that his Make America Great Again movement is “only beginning.”
Trump – who can still run again in 2024 despite losing in 2020 to Democrat Joe Biden – also warned that violence will “never be tolerated.”
He made his final address at 4pm ET on Tuesday ahead of Biden‘s January 20 inauguration.
“This week, we inaugurate a new Administration and pray for its success in keeping America safe and prosperous,” the outgoing president said, adding that the administration came with a “mission to make America great again.”
Trump continued: “For all Americans. As OI conclude my terms as the 45th president of the United States, I stand here truly proud of what we have achieved, together.”
“We did what we came here to do – and so much more.”
He is due to leave the White House at 8am on Wednesday to fly to Palm Beach, Florida, en route to his Mar-A-Lago resort before Joe Biden’s midday inauguration ceremony.
White moving trucks were spotted outside Trump’s Florida resort on Monday.
In Trump’s parting speech, he also addressed the US Capitol riots that unfolded on January 6.
Five people died after Trump’s supporters stormed the political hub, assaulting police officers and destroying property.
President Trump said: “All Americans were horrified by the assault on our Capitol.
“Political violence is an attack on everything we cherish as Americans. It can never be tolerated.”
Meanwhile, Senator Mitch McConnell put the blame on Trump for the violent riots.
Speaking on the Senate floor Tuesday, McConnell said: “The mob was fed lies.
“They were provoked by the president and other powerful people, and they tried to use fear and violence to stop a specific proceeding of the first branch of the federal government which they did not like.”
Also on Tuesday, the outgoing president’s 27-year-old daughter, Tiffany Trump, revealed she is engaged to Michael Boulous.
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The announcement was made one day before Biden’s inauguration.
Biden and Kamala Harris are scheduled to be sworn in around noon.
The inauguration can be watched on most major American news networks, including CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS News and Fox News.