Trump Shifts 2024 Campaign Message Away from 'Retribution'

Former President claims he won't have time for retribution, focusing instead on making the country successful.

Former President Donald Trump, in a recent town hall, has backed off from his previous campaign theme of 'retribution', stating he won't have time for it if he wins the 2024 elections.
Trump's rhetoric of 'retribution' had been a central theme of his campaign, causing alarm among critics who feared a second Trump term could usher in authoritarian revenge.
Trump's new stance was that he would be too busy making the country successful to have time for retribution, stating 'our ultimate retribution is success'.
The former president's theme of retribution, which was reported to have roots in old Confederate code, first emerged at last year's Conservative Political Action Conference in early March.
Despite Trump's recent comments, he has previously made multiple comments regarding retribution against opponents during his first term that sought to take him down.