https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/02/28/trump-calls-for-gop-unity-repeats-lies-about-election-loss/ > By Jill Colvin | Associated Press > ORLANDO, Fla. — Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump on Sunday called for Republican Party unity, even as he exacerbated intraparty divisions and trumpeted lies about the election in a speech that made clear he intends to remain a dominant political force.