This year’s Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) exposed deep divisions within the Republican party. Attendees were overwhelmingly supporters of former President Donald Trump, with even prospective presidential candidates like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis staying away. Party insiders lamented the conference’s narrow focus on Trumpian populism, arguing that CPAC had become a small tent event, while grassroots activists praised the conference’s transformation. Conspiracy theory advocates were given a platform, and Trump remains by far the favourite in the 2024 GOP straw poll. Trump, in his speech, promised to defeat Democrat and Republican opponents and pursue his “America First” agenda.

Source: ABC News March 05, 2023 03:03 UTC