Posted on 02/09/2023 2:10:16 AM PST by nikos1121
Former President Trump lashed out on Tuesday at the Club for Growth, a leading conservative group, after he was left off the guest list of its annual donor retreat.
In a post on his social media site, Truth Social, Trump ripped the group as the “Club For NO Growth” and recounted how his ties to the group fell apart after disagreements over his endorsements in high-profile races in Alabama and Ohio last year.
He also blasted the club for initially opposing his candidacy in 2016 before repeating his false claim that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged” against him.
“The Club For NO Growth, an assemblage of political misfits, globalists, and losers, fought me incessantly and rather viciously during my presidential run in 2016,” Trump wrote. “They said I couldn’t win, I did, and won even bigger in 2020, with millions of more votes than ‘16, but the Election was Rigged & Stollen.
“They asked to get together on Endorsements of candidates, we did, and had MANY WINS & NO losses. Relationship broke up over my Endorsement of certain great people in Alabama & Ohio. I won them all!”
Trump’s comments came after the Club’s president, David McIntosh, told reporters on Monday that the group had invited several prospective Republican presidential contenders to its annual donor retreat in Florida, but had left Trump off its list.
Trump is so far the only declared candidate in the race. Among those invited to the gathering are former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former Vice President Mike Pence, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).
“We’ve invited all of the folks listed here,” McIntosh said. “Not Trump. But we’ve invited the others.”
All true; but on the other hand, he is direct, invigorating, exposes Rinos, has good policies, and is LOVED by millions!
I call them The Club for Chinese Growth
Yes they are a bunch of globalists. Trump knows this.
I’d say Desantis had his election rigged in his favor. That margin he won by was baked into the cake for effect and I smell all the people we conservatives would prefer disappeared : Jeb! Et Al ….
Seems like a fair assessment to me. Even Trump admitted they were partnered before, but times have changed. For many of us.
quotes from:
https://www.clubforgrowth.org/issue/regulation/
“Make regulatory reform a major priority.”
Yup!
“Further strengthen the regulatory review processes”
Yup!
“Have Congress reclaim its delegation powers granted to it by the Constitution in order to prevent the executive branch from promulgating regulatory rules without congressional authority.”
I would add one more thing: Every federal department head should have to hand type his department’s regulations before getting more than $60,000/year.
Trump should not expect significant money before the Republican convention.
He is already well known.
Club for RINOs
“Dramatically reduce discretionary spending.
Rein in runaway entitlement spending through market-based reforms.
Reform the US federal budget process with a Balanced Budget Amendment
Identify programs in the budget that can be cut, terminated, transferred to the states, or privatized.”
https://www.clubforgrowth.org/issue/budget-spending/
I prefer a Fiscal Year Amendment, overspend and your current term is your last government-funded post.
desantis’s actions prove he isn’t a rino or a deep state globalist...
educate yourself or continue exposing your willful ignorance...
the choice is yours...
I like your analysis.
I’m perplexed as to why the wide spread condemnation of Trump, from everyone but the common man and woman who has common sense, when it’s clear to see how bad off we are right now.
Bill Barr was obviously a traitor and worked behind the scenes, with people like MConnell and many others, to undermine Trump.
He said he investigated the 2020 for election and found nothing. He said 2000 Mules was based on a false premise about the DOJ using cellular tracking.
Fact is, he NEVER did any investigation, and that includes the death of Epstein under his watch.
There must be such wide spread fraud going on, which makes sense when you see these two bit politicians making millions of dollars, that Trump poses a threat to them.
I think these people, at the Growth Club, vastly underestimate Trump supporters. Not one of those attending that meeting could carry Trump’s shoes. They don’t stack up against him one on one.
With all due respect, I disagree with just about everything you say.
“Trump is a five-time serial loser?” etc. etc.
Nothing makes sense here. Either
1. Trump and De Santis are playing us, when they’re totally in sync together.
2. Trump knows things we don’t regarding De Santis, and he wants him to know that if he runs for president, Trump is going to compete against him, and it may be ugly.
Trump is the master troll. It is like during the US civil war when a regiment would send out skirmishers in order to pull the enemy out of the cover of a tree line and into the open. That is what Trump is doing. Skirmishes with potential rivals.
Buzz off Karen. I don’t give a bleep about your opinion.
Trump whines he wasn’t invited. If they are so bad, why is he insulted? Naracissists can tolerate being disregarded.
3) trump is jealous because desantis is getting all of the attention...
desantis was just sworn in for his second term as florida governor 5 weeks ago...
desantis has been hard at work doing what us floridians elected him to do...
desantis issued a statement 3 weeks ago instructing people not to donate any money to any organization that claims he’s running for president in 2024...
trump’s “operation warped speech” against desantis is childish, unwarranted, and pathetic...
I’ve read that Wall Street is staying away from Trump. Whoever the candidate is…they will need big money. If it’s not there, Trump will go through his war chest pretty quickly.
The no trumpers are probably working age.
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