Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Former President Donald Trump on Saturday said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "played right into" China's hands by visiting Taiwan this week in a lengthy speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Texas.

In his remarks, Trump also reiterated his false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against him and said the United States has "allowed Russia" to devastate Ukraine.

"As we gather tonight, our country is being destroyed more from the inside than out. America is on the edge of an abyss and our movement is the only force on earth that can save it," Trump said.

"What we do in the next few months and the next few years will determine with America, civilization, will collapse or fail or whether it will triumph, thrive frankly, like never before. This is no time for complacency."

Trump also accused the "radical left Democrats" of being socialists and fascists and said conservatives must launch a "boldly populist" campaign and "throw off the shackles of globalism" before launching into his remarks on Pelosi.

"What was she doing? And everything she touches turns to ... ," Trump said, allowing the audience to fill in the missing word with an expletive.

"I got impeached twice. She failed twice. The woman brings chaos. That's exactly what's happened. What's happened in China, Taiwan, what's going on - she played right into their hands because now they have an excuse to do what they're going to do."

Trump then launched into his attack on...

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