![]() ![]() People wore Trump T-shirts and bedazzled Trump clutches. It was a sentiment shared by most CPAC attendees - who literally wore their Trump support on their sleeve, like one attendee with a tattoo of Trump’s face. “Trump is going to win the primary and defeat Joe Biden.” 3 House Republican, told POLITICO in an interview at the conclusion of the conference. It’s not relevant.”īannon continued by telling the crowd they “don’t have time for on-the-job training” for a new leader, when Republicans have “a man that gave us four years - four years - of peace and prosperity.” DeSantis, Mike Pompeo, Tim Scott, you have Nikki Haley - that’s all fine. “Don’t fall for the primary stuff,” Bannon said from the CPAC stage. on March 4, 2023.ĭuring one of the most rousing speeches of the multi-day conference, former Trump adviser and conservative talk show host Steve Bannon on Friday suggested that the Republican primary starting to play out was a futile exercise. Supporters of former President Donald Trump react during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. ![]() That didn’t seem to matter to the crowd here. Ron DeSantis, and other prominent Republicans were hundreds of miles away. Ambassador Nikki Haley and “anti-woke” entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, the biggest threat to Trump’s presidential run, Florida Gov. And while there were other 2024 contenders like former U.N. ![]() Beyond Trump, headliners included some of the former president’s most loyal allies in Congress. The annual conference once welcomed Republicans of all stripes, but this year it was clearly steeped in MAGA. “We have to change our thinking because some bad things happened,” Trump said. And while he railed about election laws, he drastically changed his tune on mail-in ballots and early voting. Trump received some of the loudest applause from the audience when taking on culture war battles over parental rights and women’s sports. And if they win, we no longer have a country,” Trump said.Įarlier, during a gaggle with reporters, Trump said he would “absolutely” stay in the 2024 race even if indicted in any of the investigations he faces over handling of classified documents and the aftermath of the 2020 election. Speaking to a not-quite-full convention hall, Trump painted a bleak picture of the current state of the world, complained about the numerous investigations he faces and described his run for president as the “final battle” for his supporters. ![]()
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