CPAC

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At CPAC, Ukraine and Policy Take a Back Seat to Cultural Grievances (unknown)

But at the Conservative Political Action Conference, the annual gathering of the right wing of American politics, the news convulsing the world seemed oddly ...

Instead, the focus was on cultural grievances, former President Donald J. Trump and the widespread sense of victimization that have replaced traditional conservative issues . But at the Conservative Political Action Conference, the annual gathering of the right wing of American politics, the news convulsing the world seemed oddly distant. ORLANDO, Fla. — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has much of the world transfixed and on edge.

Trump wins CPAC conservative meeting's 2024 presidential straw poll (unknown)

Some 59% of attendees at the CPAC conservative conference in Florida want former Republican President Donald Trump to be the party's 2024 presidential ...

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Trump wins CPAC straw poll as DeSantis’s support grows (unknown)

Sunday's straw poll, which received responses from more than 2500 conference attendees, found that 59 percent back Trump for the 2024 Republican nod, ...

The straw poll also illustrates just how deeply Trump’s false claim that the 2020 election was tainted by widespread voter fraud has penetrated the GOP’s conservative grassroots. Asked whom they believe the 2024 Democratic nominee will be, 22 percent of respondents pointed to Clinton, while 17 percent said former First Lady Michelle Obama. Only 14 percent believe that President Biden will be the Democratic presidential nominee in two years. A plurality of straw poll respondents — 49 percent — said that election integrity is the issue most important to them, while 48 percent pointed to immigration.

Trump Criticizes Biden on Ukraine, Hints at 2024 White House Bid (unknown)

Former President Donald Trump asserted that Russia wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if he'd been in the White House, while also strongly suggesting he plans to ...

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Trump wins CPAC straw poll (unknown)

Former President Donald Trump easily won an informal straw poll of conservatives Sunday, when asked who they would support in a GOP primary for president in ...

WarnerMedia uses data to improve and analyze its functionality and to tailor products, services, ads, and offers to your interests. During that informal poll in July 2021, Trump topped the GOP field with support from 70% of conference attendees, compared to 21% who selected DeSantis last year.If Trump decides not to run in 2024, DeSantis emerged as the top pick for CPAC attendees this week.In a Republican primary without Trump, DeSantis picked up support from 61% of CPAC attendees, followed by Pompeo and Donald Trump Jr., who each picked up 6% support.Both Trump and DeSantis addressed the four-day conference of conservatives earlier this week. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo came in a distant third with 2% of the vote.The straw poll, which covers conference attendees, is not a scientific survey and does not represent the larger GOP electorate.Trump defends praise of Putin even as he calls Ukrainian President 'brave'While Trump breezed to the top of the potential Republican field, it was by a smaller margin than when CPAC conducted a similar straw poll last summer.

At CPAC, Trump delivers a reminder of his muscle (unknown)

CPAC offered a powerful rejoinder to those who believe the former president's influence over the GOP is waning.

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Trump wins CPAC straw poll with DeSantis in second (unknown)

ORLANDO, Fla. (WPEC) — Former President Donald Trump dominated in a straw poll of Republicans conducted at the annual Conservative Political Action ...

“We’re going to be doing it again, a third time.” Meanwhile, there are some Republican who reject Trump’s control over the party. The night before the straw poll, which is an unscientific form of polling designed to gauge a candidate’s popularity, Trump and hinted at a third possible run for the White House.

Trump claimed the 'most dangerous people are within' the United States in his lengthy CPAC speech (unknown)

Trump encouraged his supporters to "stand up to the left-wing fascists" during his almost 90-minute speech at CPAC in Orlando, Florida,

They use the legal system to persecute you. They use the media to slander you. They use the intelligence agencies to frame you. They use the deep state to spy on you. "They use big tech to censor you. These are people that must hate our country because they make us weak."

CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp welcomes liberal media at annual event, but quit asking him about Mitt Romney (unknown)

ORLANDO, Fla. – The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) typically includes members of the liberal media attempting to cause scenes, ...

And they hate the fact that they have to come, but the fact is a lot of news gets made here," Schlapp told Fox News Digital from his private green room backstage at The Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando as the conference aired on screens throughout the room. Watch CPAC speeches live and on-demand on Fox Nation. Sign up using promo code CPAC to receive a 30-day free trial. "We’re not at odds, that we are together." "There is no other conference like this in the world. Everyone from former President Trump to former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard took the stage. Other mainstream reporters badgered Schlapp throughout the event.

Trump again calls Putin 'smart' in CPAC speech, hints at 2024 presidential run (unknown)

Former President Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando on Saturday.

"They want to say their borders are sacred and we feel for Ukraine in so many ways," Trump added. Trump also invoked Ukraine to say the United States should focus on its own border. Trump has remained focused on his false claim that the 2020 election was stolen. You mean they’re not going to blow us to pieces, at least psychologically?'” You mean I can take over a whole country and they’re going to sanction me? “On November 2024 they will find out like never before," Trump said.

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