Dallas — Former President Donald Trump made his return to the CPAC stage on Saturday, pushing his baseless election claims, bashing his enemies, and hinting at a possible 2024 run by saying, "We may have to do it again."

"If I stayed home, the persecution of Donald Trump would stop immediately, but I can't do that because I love my country and I love the people," he said.

Later in the nearly two-hour speech, he said, "America's comeback begins this November, and it will continue onward with the unstoppable momentum that we are going to develop in November 2024."

Trump did not announce another run for the White House in 2024, but he still comfortably won the CPAC straw poll, as he has in past years. In a straw poll with Trump removed from the list, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was the clear favorite with 65%, and Sen. Ted Cruz coming in a distant second with 6%. All others had less than 5%.

Trump pointed to the straw poll results frequently on stage, especially his approval rating among the conference's conservative attendees.

Trump spent a significant portion of the speech trashing moderate Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, who have both signed onto the climate deal that the Senate was voting on while Trump was on the stage. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the tie-breaking vote to advance the legislation as Trump was speaking. The bill received the support of all 50 Democrats and no Republicans. The Senate began debate after her vote, which will last for...

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