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>> all right. duelling presidential candidates, you're going to have donald trump speaking at cpac tonight in maryland and also, ron desantis at a club for growth private donor event in palm beach, florida. so, he, that is governor desantis is not opting to attend cpac. don't know whether that will hurt or health. but now the latest from cpac in maryland. >> good morning to you, former president trump is likely to get a warm welcome when he takes the stage behind me later on this afternoon. he is the final speaker at this year's cpac event. as you mentioned there are notable names missing, inc...

And what is ron desantis not doing there, donald trump did not go in 2016. what's the fallout for that. from a republican fundraiser, over at real clear politics, phil, begin with you and end with you whether there's any risk for ron desantis not to go to the cpac event? >> well, i think the prize from cpac is that straw poll and we've already got a pretty good guess who is going to win number one, obviously, this is the most trump friendly territory outside of mar-a-lago. rather than forcing that head to head match-up early on, i think what the desantis folks have done is they've put points o...

So, where does the republican party stand on the issue of ukraine and vladir putin? we might well find out this week — the party is heading to 0ralando the party is heading to orlando for the annual cpac event. no prizes for guessing who is the keynote speaker on saturday? it is the former president, who still has an iron grip on the party, although the problems are piling up. we'll discuss in a moment. traditionally, the republicans have been pretty tough on russia, indeed many of them still are. think of ronald reagan. lindsay graham wants the toughest sanctions applied now. house minority...

Stars of the republican party. there really hasn't been that spotlight. it's just been all about trump. >> yeah, certainly a trump love fest. i feel like i'm having deja vu with you and i doing live coverage of trump. feels very 2016. sara murray, thanks so much. great seeing you. with me now political commentator margaret hoover and senior political analyst john avlon. john and margaret, you know, i have to wonder, trump obviously talk about the low-hanging fruit and bright shiny objects. hitting the border issue is one that resonates with that base and continues to, even though it is sort ...

Welcome back. moments ago the white house weighing in on the removal of confederate statues in charlottesville today saying, quote, as president biden has said -- and the quote goes on -- there's a difference between reminders and remembrances of history. the president believes that monuments to confederate leaders belong in museums, not public places, and welcomed the removal of statues today . if this weekend's cpac event is any indication, trump's romance with the republican party is far from over. the former president is doing just about anything these days to grab headlines and motivate h...