![]() He said during Wednesday's listening session with the president, he heard firsthand of the violence experienced during the mass shooting. Pence addresses the shooting in Parkland, Florida ahead of his formal remarks. "I'm here because I stand with President Trump, I'm here because we stand with the conservative movement, and come to think of it, we always stand for our flag and our national anthem," he added, reigniting the president's ongoing feud over NFL player's kneeling out of protest during the playing of the national anthem. "2017 was most consequential year in history of conservative movement," Pence tells the crowd at CPAC. "And make no mistake about it we're gonna build that wall," Pence added to a cheers of "build that wall!" Pence on Trump, national anthem Pence touts the administration's efforts in tackling the immigration issue, claiming "illegal crossing has been cut nearly in half." "We've stood with our allies and we've stood up to our enemies and no where is that more true than the fight against radical islamic terrorism," he added. Trump made history by recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Pence highlights the administration's wins including confirming Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, overhauling the nation's tax code and demanding more from allied nations for NATO's common defense. doesn't stand with murderous dictatorships we stand up to murderous dictatorships," Pence says to loud applause. "For those who think I should have stood and cheered for the North Koreans, I say the U.S. government has sanctioned Kim's sister for abetting North Korea's human rights atrocities. The crowd boos as Pence references the media "fawning" over dictator Kim Jong Un's sister during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in South Korea. "The era of strategic patience is over," he said of the North Korean regime. I work hard.”ĪBC News' Jordyn Phelps contributed to this story.He says the Democrats are mobilized, but urged conservatives, let this be the day that we as a movement decided to deliver another victory for the American people in 2018." Pence on North Korea “I try like hell to hide that bald spot folks. He then did a 360-turn on the stage and put his hands up to his hair – as if he were styling it. I’d love to watch that guy speak,” the president joked in reference to the screens in the room projecting his image. “What a nice picture that is, look at that. ![]() He also did a little self-mocking, to the crowd’s delight. And we stand for the national anthem,” he said of conservatives as the crowd gave him a standing ovation and shouted “USA USA.” “We go out and salute the American flag and we put our hands on our heart for the pledge of allegiance. The president’s speech was also filled with meaty lines designed to appeal to the conservative crowd. He called out House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi by name, claiming she wants to take away Second Amendment rights, which garnered boos from the crowd. Trump also hit the Democratic Party hard during his remarks. Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel also praised Trump as the party's best messenger for the coming 2018 midterm elections. It was a marked difference from 2016 when then-candidate Trump pulled out of the conference at the last minute, which Schlapp, at the time, called “disappointing.” “I would say right now the relationship is blooming, it’s blossoming.” “He’s done a lot of listening to conservative leaders over the years and his agenda is a conservative agenda,” Matt Schlapp, the chairman of the American Conservative Union, told ABC News. And the president capped that domination in his hour-plus remarks to a crowd that responded to him in much the same style as his campaign rallies: multiple standing ovations and repeated shouts of “Lock her up” and “Build a wall.” The Trump administration has dominated the conservative gathering with high profile panel appearances. — - President Donald Trump's warm, freewheeling, campaign-style speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday demonstrated his comfort with the conservative movement and how he’s taken on its mantle as leader.
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