President Donald Trump extinguished all doubts over who controls the Republican Party and laid out a path for the future of the GOP in his speech in Orlando on Feb. 28. Trump’s highly anticipated remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) followed six weeks of absence from the public spotlight and served to clear up uncertainties about his political plans and the fate of the conservative movement and about rumors that the president may start a third political party. Trump disavowed the third-party idea, while laying claim to the GOP throne. He outlined a party platform focused on restoring election integrity, reopening schools, stopping illegal immigration, standing up to China, and breaking up big tech monopolies, among other issues. The president also set the groundwork to exert influence over the Republican National Committee (RNC) via the pocketbook by channeling donations toward his cause to the DonaldJTrump.com website and his …