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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 SentinelMar 02 2015
Opinion
OPINION: CPAC, freedom and saving the country
Attendees of last week’s Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC), the nation’s largest conference for conservatives, heard a few tried and true conservative messages from potential presidential candidates and activists alike — calls for lower taxes, more freedom for business, a strong national defense, the importance of killing the enemy and the need for a serious foreign policy.
Washington TimesFeb 27 2015
News
CPAC Conservatives Skeptical Of Another Bush
When he speaks here Friday, Jeb Bush isn’t likely to win over many hearts and minds at the Conservative Political Action Conference, an annual gathering of activists and party leaders near Washington.
HuffPostMar 13 2013
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CPAC muddle mirrors GOP mess
Its not hard to make fun of CPAC. From the presence of Donald Trump to a meaningless straw poll to a cavalcade of fringe-dwelling book merchants, the event has become more carnival than conservative salon.
PoliticoMar 17 2013
News
Paul Wins CPAC Straw Poll
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) won the Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll on Saturday marking an early indicator of conservative support ahead of the next presidential election in 2016.
HuffPostApr 05 2024
News
Kristi Noem banned from Native American reservation because of 'gossip and lies'
Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has been barred from a Native American reservation because its residents accuse her of “gossip and lies,” according to a report. Noem is reportedly on the shortlist to be a running mate for 2024 GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and has been a popular speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), and MAGA Republicans view her as a
Raw StoryMar 06 2019
News
Old and New Claims in Trump’s CPAC Address
In a two-hour address to the Conservative Political Action Conference on March 2, President Donald Trump made questionable and false claims about the fight against ISIS, tariffs and African American income. He also repeated a bevy of claims we’ve debunked before.
Trump claimed a general, whom he “had to fire,” told him it would take “two years” to retake all of the land once held by the
FactCheck.orgMar 03 2023
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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
NewsweekFeb 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)Feb 22 2021
News
Trump to bash Biden immigration policy in CPAC keynote
Former President Donald Trump intends to attack President Biden's “disastrous amnesty and border policies” in a keynote address at the Conservative Political Action Conference, his first public speaking engagement since leaving office, a source told the Washington Examiner.
Trump is scheduled to speak on the afternoon of Feb. 28, the final day of the conference, to be held in Orlando,
Washington Examiner