CPAC Officials Rebuffed by Shouts of Freedom From Attendees After Reminding Them to Wear Masks
On 2/26/21 at 12:43 PM EST
Calls for freedom filled an indoor ballroom in Florida after the organizers of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) requested attendees adhere to the venue s policy and wear face masks. I know this might sound like a little bit of a downer, Dan Schneider, executive director of the American Conservative Union said on the stage at the Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando, Florida. But we also believe in property rights. And this is a private hotel, and we believe in the rule of law, so we need to comply with the laws of this county that we re in.
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Trump s appearance Sunday at the Conservative Political Action Conference – his first speech since his norm-busting presidency ended on Jan. 20 – now dominates the annual event at which conservative activists will plot the future of their movement.
That future, for the time being, revolves around a vocal ex-president, despite opposition from establishment Republicans, two impeachments, last year s election loss to now-President Joe Biden, and a failed insurrection just last month.
For those eyeing a White House run, they now find themselves in the unenviable position of having to compete for attendees attention with a still-popular former president.
Joe Walsh, a former Republican congressman and a conservative critic of the former president, described Trump s CPAC appearance as his first real attempt to flex that muscle again. He’s the GOP boss, everyone must kiss his ring. That’s what he’ll reaffirm.