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Mar 09 2023
Fact Check
Trump delivers wildly dishonest speech at CPAC
As president, Donald Trump made some of his most thoroughly dishonest speeches at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.
As he embarks on another campaign for the presidency, Trump delivered another CPAC doozy Saturday night.
Trump’s lengthy address to the right-wing gathering in Maryland was filled with wildly inaccurate claims about his own presidency, Joe Biden’s
CNN Fact Check
Mar 07 2023
Analysis
At CPAC, Trans Issues Dominated. But Do Voters Care?
From the speeches at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), it would be easy to assume that transgender issues were the most pressing subject in American politics. In speech after speech, panel after panel, speakers hammered home the dangers of "gender ideology" and the importance of banning underage gender transitions and keeping school sports and bathrooms sex-
Reason
Mar 04 2023
News
CPAC backs Trump as 2024 GOP presidential candidate
Former President Donald Trump overwhelmingly won a CPAC straw poll for the 2024 Republican nomination, defeating Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by a 40-point margin. Trump topped DeSantis, 62% to 20%, in a Saturday poll of 2,028 Conservative Political Action Conference attendees, organizers said. Trump was the keynote speaker Saturday at CPAC, held just outside Washington, D.C., in Oxon Hill, Md.,
Boston Herald
Mar 06 2023
News
How Trump’s big lie played out on the CPAC stage
In the exhibit hall, vendors displayed various styles of hats declaring “Trump won” and attendees referred to former president Donald Trump as the rightful winner of the 2020 election.
But on the event stage, most prominent Republican lawmakers at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) didn’t bring up Trump’s big lie. Instead they largely chose not to repeat his
The Guardian
Mar 04 2023
News
Donald Trump Beats Desantis in Landslide at CPAC Straw Poll
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas on August 6, 2022. (Bobby Sanchez for The Epoch Times) Donald Trump emerged as the clear winner in the highly anticipated straw poll conducted by the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), cementing his position as the preferred candidate of the Republican grassroots in his bid for the
The Epoch Times
Mar 05 2023
Analysis
Five Key Moments from Donald Trump's Crucial CPAC Speech
There were few surprises in former President Donald Trump's headline address at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday.
Lasting almost two hours, Trump took jabs at Democrats like President Joe Biden, as well as his Republican rivals, although he refrained from mentioning Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis—who is widely expected to announce a run for president—by name.
Newsweek
Mar 03 2023
News
Nikki Haley seeks support from Republicans ‘tired of losing’ at CPAC
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley ventured onto Donald Trump stomping grounds on Friday, seeking support from rank-and-file Republicans who are “tired of losing”.
In remarks at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) outside of Washington DC, Haley presented herself as the face of a “new generation” of Republican leaders, making her pitch to a crowd still
The Guardian
Feb 27 2023
News
DeSantis isn’t going to CPAC but hits the ground running with book tour
Gov. Ron DeSantis may not be officially running for president, but his packed schedule this week sure looks like someone laying the groundwork for a campaign. After spending the weekend meeting with key GOP allies and conservative media figures in South Florida, DeSantis is set to kick off a tour in Leesburg on Tuesday to promote his newly released book, “The Courage to Be Free.” The governor
Orlando Sentinel
Mar 03 2023
News
Marjorie Taylor Greene Gets CPAC Crowd to Boo Zelensky With False Claim
GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene got the crowd at this year's annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to boo Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after she promoted a false claim that Ukraine wants Americans to help fight in the war against Russia.
On Friday, audience members at Greene's conference speech were heard booing in response to her remarks that
Newsweek
Feb 17 2023
News
CPAC Chair to Newsmax: Voters Care More About Haley's Stance, Not Age
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, while announcing her presidential campaign, said the nation is ready for a "new generation of leaders" and spoke about her childhood as the daughter of immigrants from India, but Conservative Political Action Coalition Chairman Matt Schlapp told Newsmax Friday that GOP voters care more about results than they do a candidate's race or gender. "I guess the
Newsmax (News)