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Mar 07 2023
Analysis
CPAC Speaker Calls for Eradication of ‘Transgenderism’ — and Somehow Claims He’s Not Calling for Elimination of Transgender People
The right’s war on queer and trans people took center stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference as Daily Wire host Michael Knowles on Saturday called for the eradication of “transgenderism.”
During his speech on Saturday, Knowles told the crowd, “For the good of society … transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely — the whole preposterous ideology, at every
RollingStone.com
Mar 03 2023
News
DeSantis, Trump, headline competing Club for Growth and CPAC 2024 GOP presidential cattle calls
The two presumed front-runners of the 2024 GOP primary field are headlining competing conservative political events this week as the race to the White House picks up.
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking in front of 120 of the top donors in the GOP, showcased that his conservative victories in the past four years in Florida have turned the one-time general election battleground "into
Fox News (Online News)
Feb 23 2016
News
Rubio to Skip CPAC? (UPDATED)
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) will not be in attendance at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, it was announced today. Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Dr. Ben Carson are all still planning to attend and address the event.
Townhall
Feb 28 2015
News
12 key moments of CPAC
Republican presidential hopefuls - and some media stars - addressed a gathering near D.C.
Here's what you need to know:
CNN (Online News)
Mar 03 2023
News
CPAC 2023: Nikki Haley takes subtle dig at Trump, courts GOP voters 'tired of losing'
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley took an implicit dig at former President Donald Trump, calling on GOP voters to end the party’s losing streak by throwing their support behind her in the primary election.
“We’ve lost the popular vote in seven of the last eight presidential elections,” Haley said on Friday. “Our cause is right, but we have failed to win the confidence of a
Washington Examiner
Mar 01 2019
News
CPAC: The Fight Against Online Censorship
Raheem Kassam had what I wanted — a ticket to his Saturday night invitation-only CPAC party — and he also had something else I wanted, a newsworthy quote: “I think we’re winning.”
A former editor for Breitbart who is now a fellow at the Claremont Institute, Kassam was talking about the Left’s campaign to silence conservative voices on social media. That campaign ensnared him this week,
The American Spectator
Mar 01 2021
Opinion
CPAC Is Still Trump’s, But Something Has Changed
In February 2017, I attended my first Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Donald Trump was fresh off a stunning victory in the 2016 presidential election and it was very easy to tell he had all the energy, vim, and support of the attendees. What was less certain at the time was how Trump would govern and whether his control of the Republican Party would be a longstanding feature,
The Federalist
Feb 24 2021
News
Top Republicans split on Trump's CPAC appearance
Top Republicans are split on President Trump’s first post-presidential appearance at a key meeting of conservatives in Florida this week.
“I don’t believe he should be playing a role in the future of the party,” House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney told reporters Wednesday.
Trump is slated to speak at the annual meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference
Washington Examiner
Feb 25 2021
Analysis
As CPAC Begins, Trump Still Looms Large
Even though he's no longer president, Trump is set to directly and indirectly dominate the event.
Donald Trump may not be president, but he’s still headlining CPAC.
The former president will once again be the marquee event at the Conservative Political Action Conference beginning Thursday in Orlando, Fla. Trump’s Sunday speech will be his first post-presidential appearance, and
National Review (News)
Aug 07 2022
News
Trump outlines preferred policies if GOP retakes Congress in CPAC speech
Former President Trump outlined steps for Republicans to take if they win back control of Congress in November during his speech Saturday at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Trump said the midterms need to be a “national referendum” on President Biden and Democratic control of Congress, and Republicans must ensure Democrats are dealt a “crippling” defeat. His speech at the
The Hill