{"id":559474,"date":"2023-03-04T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-reigns-supreme-at-a-diminished-cpac\/"},"modified":"2023-03-04T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T11:00:00","slug":"trump-reigns-supreme-at-a-diminished-cpac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-reigns-supreme-at-a-diminished-cpac\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump reigns supreme at a diminished CPAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e947962b6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e947962b6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-reigns-supreme-at-a-diminished-cpac\/#Trump_reigns_supreme_at_a_diminished_CPAC\" >Trump reigns supreme at a diminished CPAC<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trump_reigns_supreme_at_a_diminished_CPAC\"><\/span>Trump reigns supreme at a diminished CPAC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/cpac_030123gn07_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) made one thing especially clear this week: This is former President Trump\u2019s convention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not at CPAC. I\u2019m at TPAC,\u201d said John Fredericks, a conservative radio show host who served as the chairman in Virginia for Trump\u2019s 2016 and 2020 campaigns.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cCPAC is long gone. The Trump forces, the America First movement and the populist movement, of which I\u2019m a key member of and a protectionist, has hijacked CPAC. We own this convention.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CPAC has long been a major event for conservatives of all s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>es to gather and mingle with some of the most popular figures in the Republican Party. But this year\u2019s event has underscored two realities: One, that the annual conference is drawing thinner crowds than it has in the past, as the auditorium where the major speeches were held were often half-full; and two, that most in attendance weren\u2019t particularly interested in seeing party luminaries besides the 45th president.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past few days, visitors and speakers alike have made clear their support for the former president, whether it was in the trademark red \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d hats and other pro-Trump attire seen among the crowds, or in the overwhelming presence of some of the former president\u2019s biggest allies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Trump] has a special magic, an energy, a coalition that excites people and welcomes people in,\u201d Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) told The Hill in a brief interview regarding his support for Trump\u2019s 2024 presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Gaetz said he thought \u201cvery highly of him,\u201d but that \u201cselfishly, I want him to stay my governor for the full eight years that Floridians elected him for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), among the most vocal supporters of the former president in Congress, were also at CPAC, as was Trump\u2019s former chief strategist, Steve Bannon.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t fall for the primary stuff. You have good and decent people: Gov. DeSantis, Mike Pompeo, [Sen] Tim Scott, you have Nikki Haley. That\u2019s all fine,\u201d Bannon told a raucous audience during his speech on Friday. \u201cIt\u2019s not relevant. We don\u2019t have time for on-the-job training for a man that gave us four years \u2014 four years of peace and prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bannon also used his speech to assail Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> and the Murdochs, accusing them of avoiding coverage of Trump, which drew <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lause from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and DeSantis cutouts were on display at one booth in CPAC\u2019s expo center on Thursday. When asked whether the group supported DeSantis, one of the attendees standing behind the booth said they would likely have to take down the DeSantis cutout if he announces a presidential bid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Though some attendees expressed openness or a preference for other options for a GOP presidential pick, some of the speakers, including Haley and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, received a lukewarm reception during their speeches. At one point, Haley was heckled by Trump supporters while taking photos with CPAC attendees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump\u2019s a proven entity,\u201d said Walt Davis, who serves as an at-large member of the Ohio State Board of Education. \u201cWe watched him over four years accomplish so many things. It\u2019s a record that exists. He doesn\u2019t have to promise anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event\u2019s timing offered a split screen with the conservative group Club for Growth\u2019s donor retreat in Florida, highlighting the divisions within the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>DeSantis, who declined to take part in CPAC this year, attended the donor gathering in Florida. Former Vice President Mike Pence, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott (R), South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) are also expected to attend.\u00a0Haley is participating in both events, while Pompeo was unable to attend the donor retreat.<\/p>\n<p>Some have attributed the absence of potential high-profile presidential candidates to the sexual assault allegations against CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp, who was accused of groping a male staffer who worked on Herschel Walker\u2019s Georgia Senate campaign. The embattled chairman was seen by <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> row on Thursday and did not answer questions from a reporter about the allegations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some Republicans have pushed back on the notion that CPAC and Club for Growth are dueling events.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a bunch of donors down there, I think that\u2019s great,\u201d said former Trump White House press secretary Sean Spicer. \u201cI wish we could all be here and split that so they can have their event and we can be here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope next year we\u2019re able to bifurcate these events,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Spicer said that while the former president is the \u201c800-pound gorilla in the Republican Party,\u201d the gathering at CPAC is not all about him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no question he is the frontrunner, but this is not a Trump event,\u201d Spicer said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other Republicans in attendance, including Michigan GOP Chair Kristina Karamo, who was not endorsed by Trump in her election, maintained her neutrality as a state party chair while emphasizing the importance of the former president\u2019s role.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he definitely has a strong influence. He was a fearless leader in the conservative movement, did a lot of great things for the country,\u201d Karamo said. \u201cThe Make America Great Again movement, the America First movement is just a massive movement.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Trump\u2019s hold on the conservative summit will be tested in the straw poll taken on Saturday. Though many attendees and speakers have their eyes on Trump, some Republicans don\u2019t see the former president as a shoo-in in the straw poll.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMAGA, ultra MAGA, and America First often get used interchangeably, but they really are distinct constituencies. I\u2019m not sure Donald Trump wins a majority in the straw poll. I think that\u2019s the real question,\u201d said GOP strategist Dennis Lennox, who has attended CPAC since 2007, said. \u201cHe probably wins the straw poll, but does he get a plurality? Does he get a majority? 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