Former President Donald Trump headlined the second and final day of the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) summit taking place this week in Washington, DC.
The event, called the America First Agenda Summit, features numerous top speakers addressing issues facing the country and helping to craft a platform for America First candidates and causes.
Trump Speech at America First Agenda Summit in Washington, DC
When: Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Time: Trump speaks at 3 pm ET
Where: Washington D.C.
Full Video: Available Below
Full Video – Trump Speech to AFPI Summit
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Full Video – Day 2 of AFP Summit
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Speaker Schedule
Panel: Make it Easier to Vote and Harder to Cheat (8 am to 8:45 am)
- Moderator: Ken Blackwell, AFPI Chair of the Center for Election Integrity,
Former Ambassador and Secretary of State of Ohio - The Honorable Claudia Tenney, United States Congresswoman (NY – 22)
- The Honorable Jeff Landry, Attorney General of Louisiana
- The Honorable Mac Warner, Secretary of State of West Virginia
Panel: Give Parents More Control over the Education of their Children (9 am to 9:45 am)
- Moderator: Kellyanne Conway, AFPI Chair of the Center for the American Child
Former Senior Counselor to the President - The Honorable Ted Cruz, United States Senator (TX)
- The Honorable Byron Donalds, United States Congressman (FL – 19)
Panel: Put Patients and Doctors Back in Charge of Health Care (10 am to 10:45 am)
- Moderator: Bobby Jindal, AFPI Chair of the Center for a Healthy America
Former Governor of Louisiana - The Honorable Mike Lee, United States Senator (UT)
- The Honorable Mike Braun, United States Senator (IN)
- The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers, United States Congresswoman (WA – 05)
- The Honorable Brad Wenstrup, United States Congressman (OH – 02)
Panel: Make the Greatest Economy in the World Work for All Americans (11 am to 11:45 am)
- Moderator: Larry Kudlow, AFPI Vice Chair of the Board & Chair of the Center for American Prosperity, Former Director of the United States National Economic Council
- The Honorable Lindsey Graham, United States Senator (SC)
- The Honorable Cynthia Lummis, United States Senator (WY)
- The Honorable Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip, United States Congressman (LA – 01)
- The Honorable Jason Smith, United States Congressman (MO – 08)
- Robert Lighthizer, AFPI Chair of the Center for American Trade, Former United States Trade Representative
Panel: Finish the Wall, End Human Trafficking, and Defeat Drug Cartels (12 pm to 12:45 pm)
- Moderator: Chad Wolf, AFPI Executive Director & Chair of the Center for
Homeland Security & Immigration - The Honorable Ron Johnson, United States Senator (WI)
- The Honorable James Lankford, Unites States Senator (OK)
- The Honorable Chip Roy, United States Congressman (TX – 21)
- The Honorable Kat Cammack, United States Congresswoman (FL – 03)
- Brent Webster, First Assistant Attorney General of Texas
Spirit of 1776 Luncheon (1 pm to 2:00 pm)
- Opening Prayer by Dr. Alveda King, AFPI Chair of the Center for the American Dream
- Opening Remarks by Phil Bryant, AFPI Senior Advisor, Former Governor of Mississippi
- Remarks by Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Former White House Press Secretary
- Keynote Speech by Legendary Coach Lou Holtz, AFPI Chair of the Center for 1776
America First Agenda Summit Keynote Address (2:15 pm to 3 pm)
- Linda McMahon, AFPI Chair of the Board & Chair of the Center for the American Worker
- Brooke Rollins, AFPI President & CEO
- Newt Gingrich, AFPI Board Member
- The Honorable Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader
- Larry Kudlow, AFPI Vice Chair of the Board & Chair of the Center for American Prosperity
Keynote Address – 45th President Donald Trump Speech – (3 pm ET)
- Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States
According to reports the AFPI summit, and Trump’s keynote speech, are designed to start building a vision and roadmap for an eventual presidential run:
As the ex-president is poised to announce a 2024 run, his allies are eager for him to use the occasion to press pause of his grievances about 2020 and begin to lay out a game plan for 2024.
“It’s an opportunity for President Trump to come to Washington and give a visionary speech about why the future would be better with his leadership — and to the degree he focuses on that it could be a very important speech,” said Newt Gingrich, the former Republican House speaker who remains close to Trump and will be speaking at the summit.
In a statement sent after publication, a spokesperson for Trump said he will focus on rising crime and public safety.
“President Trump sees a nation in decline that is driven, in part, by rising crime and communities becoming less safe under Democrat policies. His remarks will highlight the policy failures of Democrats, while laying out an America First vision for public safety that will surely be a defining issue during the midterms and beyond,” said Trump spokesperson Taylor Budowich.
The launching of AFPI was predicated on the notion that policy is actually a part of Trump’s brand; that a component of MAGA-ism was predicated on something beyond Trump himself.
The fact that the event is taking place in DC is no accident. The goal is intended to signal to lawmakers, of both parties, that Trump’s MAGA brand is not going away and still maintains a large swath of support across the country.
The AFPI has grown from an idea into a think tank fostering and fleshing out Trump’s agenda items into workable policy. Issues ranging from crime to immigration, to foreign policy and fiscal policy all work into a document called the Vision 2025 framework:
A newly published organizational agenda, provided to POLITICO in advance by AFPI, outlines the nonprofit’s focus in 10 areas, among them: “Make the Greatest Economy in the World Work for All Americans;” “Give Parents More Control over Their Children’s Education;” “Finish the Wall, End Human Trafficking, and Defeat the Drug Cartels;” “Make It Easy to Vote and Hard to Cheat;” “Provide Safe and Secure Communities so All Americans Can Live Their Lives in Peace;” and “Fight Government Corruption by Draining the Swamp.”
Each item is something that remains broadly popular across most demographic groups. Safety, education, and economic prosperity are cornerstones that unite voters and provide a platform for Trump in 2024.
The entire day-long event will be streaming above but Trump is not expected to take the stage until 3 pm ET.
