At right-wing CPAC forum, Trump shows why he'll be tough to topple

While Trump and his supporters were holding forth at CPAC, DeSantis, who has not yet declared a presidential run, was busy burnishing his national profile and connecting with potential high-dollar campaign donors.

While he has spoken at past events, DeSantis skipped CPAC this time around. Still, his influence could be felt. Kari Lake, who last year lost her bid to become Arizona's governor and who is an outspoken supporter of Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was riddled with fraud, was given a prime speaking slot,Both complained their elections had been stolen and both were greeted with applause from attendees.Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Conservative Political Action Conference at Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., March 4, 2023.

Trump and DeSantis both are scheduled in the coming days to visit Iowa, which holds the first Republican nominating contest next year.CPAC once was a premier gathering of the party's Republicans in Washington but of late has become dominated by Trump and his supporters to the extent that it was skipped this year by most Republican members of Congress and the nation's Republican governors.

Lisa Friedman, 54, of Colchester, Vermont, was selling Trump T-shirts in the exhibit hall and wore one herself that read: "Ultra MAGA."

Yay, Sir. Very presidential!

JoeEganQuilty

GOP became party of 🤡, where is party of Law and Order?

You forgot to mention the meetings were half-empty

Frightening stuff

Says A LOT about Republicans that a man that thinks he can change classification of documents just by thinking about it, makes up voting fraud with zero evidence and talks like an 8th grader has so much influence. Yikes.

CPAC represents a part of the Republican party

Coming back stronger then ever

Liars haters delusional and exclusionary - GOP

looks like literally hundreds of people there! glad their turnout improved marginally

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