During his address to the Conservative Political Action Conference, former President Donald Trump made it known he has no intentions of starting a new political party, dispelling rumors that he be planning something.
"We're not starting new parties. You know -- they kept saying, 'He's going to start a brand new party,'" said Trump. "We have the Republican Party. It's going to unite and be stronger than ever before."
Rumors started flying around that Trump was thinking about starting a new party after the attack on the Capitol back in early January. Many from the Republican Party condemned Trump for holding a rally in Washington, D.C., the same day Congress was set to certify President Biden's victory. They also accused him of failing to act once the mob became violent and the situation quickly escalated.
Eventually the anger within the GOP died down and only a few Republican House members and Senators voted to impeach Trump or convict him on the charge of inciting an insurrection. As Republicans began to forgive Trump, the speculation that he would start a new party died down.
Nevertheless, Trump did not officially deny any intentions of starting a new party until his definitive declaration of commitment to the GOP on Sunday.
"I am not starting a new party," Trump declared. "That was fake news. Fake news, no. Wouldn't that be brilliant? Let's start a new party and let's divide our vote so that you can never win. No, we're not interested in that."
