The ex-president earned huge cheers as he told the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference that he may try and win back the White House.

Graeme Massie has the details.

There was speculation that the anti-establishment Donald Trump would take his speech at CPAC on Sunday and announce the formation of a new party entirely, but the former president says that won’t happen.

Griffin Connolly has more.

Donald Trump said he “may decide to beat them for a third time” during his CPAC speech, both repeating the lie that the Democrats stole the 2020 election and foreshadowing his potential 2024 run. Mr Trump said he “may” decide to run, suggesting he has not yet made up his mind on the campaign.

Donald Trump falsely claims Joe Biden wants to put workers out of business, claiming he wants “windmills.” Mr Trump then said windmills “don’t work when you need them,” likely a reference to a debunked right-wing talking point about windmill’s being the cause of the massive power outages in Texas during Winter Storm Uri that left millions without heat during single degree temperatures. The former president then discussed his border wall and accused Mr Biden of “triggering a massive flood of illegal immigration into our country.” That claim is unsupported by data.

Donald Trump began his first public address since leaving office by saying his time with the conservative movement was “far from over.”Mr Trump said told supporters at CPAC that the “journey was far from over” in his opening remarks at the conference.

The former president also paid respects to conservative talk radio icon Rush Limbaugh, who died on 17 February from lung cancer.

Mr Trump then decried “radical Democrats” the “fake news media” and “cancel culture.”He then said definitively that he would not be starting a new party.

After arriving more than an hour late, Donald Trump stepped back into the political world to give his first public address since leaving office at CPAC.

Mr Trump was greeted with rapturous applause and a standing ovation from the audience.

The former president is expected to discuss Republican pathways for retaking the House of Representatives in 2022 and to attack his critics in the Republican party and to deride Joe Biden.

It is unlikely Mr Trump will announce whether or not he will run for president again in 2024 during his address.

Donald Trump appears to be running late to his first public appearance since leaving office. Mr Trump is scheduled as the headline speaker during the last day of CPAC. He was scheduled to speak at 3:40pm EST, but has yet to appear.

According to those familiar with Mr Trump’s plans, the former president may be speaking for two hours, and is now expected to arrive around 4:55pm EST.

Watch former President Donald Trump’s first public address since leaving office live at The Independent via Independent TV.

According to the results of a straw poll conducted by The Washington Times at CPAC, 7 out of 10 respondents want Donald Trump to run for the presidency again in 2024. Mr Trump’s pollster, Jim McLaughlin, read the results of the poll during the conference.

According to the poll, which measured responses of CPAC attendees, 55 per cent of respondents selected Mr Trump as their preferred candidate from a list of potential 2024 candidates. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis came in second at 21 per cent. CPAC was held this year at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Florida.

Mr Trump also received a 97 per cent approval rating from the respondents. Mr McLaughlin was asked what he would take away from the results of the poll.

“The make america great again movement is the conservative movement,” he said.

Congressman Jim Jordan said he looks forward to Donald Trump running again in 2024. Mr Jordan said Mr Trump was the leader of the conservative movement, the Republican party, and that he looks forward to celebrating his second electoral victory on Jan 21, 2024. Mr Trump has not officially announced a second run. Mr Jordan’s comments were meant with rapturous applause and chants of “USA.”