Tag Archives: CPAC

Gaetz Eggs On Hatred For Liz Cheney At CPAC [VIDEO]

Mediate reports: When Congressman Matt Gaetz spoke at CPAC Friday — proudly calling himself a “Florida man” — he went on a tear against Cheney to applause from the crowd. Gaetz talked about “whip[ping] the establishment,” and then added, “Speaking of people who ought to lose primaries…” “If Liz Cheney were on this stage today, she would get booed off …

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At CPAC, Ted Cruz Jokes About Cancun, Mocks Masks, Ridicules AOC, Threatens BLM, Screams “FREEDOM!”

The New York Post reports: Sen. Ted Cruz joked about his trip to Cancun amid a crisis-level storm in Texas last week, which brought frigid temperatures, widespread power outages and burst pipes that flooded homes. Speaking Friday morning at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, Cruz (R-Texas) made the remarks while kicking off his speech. “God bless CPAC,” the Texas …

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DeSantis Positions As New Trump At CPAC, Welcomes Attendees To FL’s “Oasis Of Freedom” From Lockdowns

The Hill reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rallied a crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to fight the “failed Republican establishment,” highlighting the ongoing battle over the direction of the GOP in the wake of former President Trump’s electoral defeat. In opening remarks on the second day of CPAC, DeSantis cast himself as an acolyte of Trump and …

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CPAC Covidiots Heckle Pleas To Wear Masks [VIDEO]

The Washington Post reports: An audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference heckled its hosts for urging them to wear masks after a series of speakers bashed the lockdowns in other states and criticized “authoritarian” coronavirus restrictions. “I know this might sound like a little bit of a downer, but we also believe in property rights and this is a …

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Literal Golden Idol Of Trump Wheeled Through CPAC

The Independent reports: Bloomberg reporter William Turton captured the video — featuring a squat statue of a golden Trump garbed in a business suit and Rocky Balboa’s boxing shorts and red flip-flops, brandishing what appears to be a magic wand and a non-disclosure agreement, being wheeled through the event as attendees can be seen taking snapshots and cooing things like …

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Fox: Trump Planning To Attack Biden In CPAC Speech

Fox News reports: Former President Donald Trump will hammer President Biden on everything from immigration to China when he addresses the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) on Sunday, sources familiar with the speech told Fox News. Meanwhile, Trump is expected to fall just short of announcing a 2024 presidential bid. The sources said he will go between “warming up to …

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GOP Leaders Clash Over Trump CPAC Keynote [VIDEO]

The Washington Post reports: Asked whether Trump should address CPAC, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters at the Capitol, “Yes, he should.” By contrast, Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), the No. 3 House Republican, said she believes that Trump should not play a role in the party’s direction but that the decision is up to the conference organizers. “That’s …

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CPAC Claims It Will Enforce Local Face Mask Rules

From the CPAC 2021 FAQ page: All event participants are expected to behave in accordance with professional standards and applicable laws. Per Orange County, Fla. Executive Order and Hyatt face coverings mandate, face coverings are required in all public areas of Hyatt Regency Orlando with only very limited exceptions (noted below). Face Shields are an acceptable face covering. Face masks …

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Anti-LGBT QAnon Nutbag Felon To Speak At CPAC

Peter Montgomery reports at Right Wing Watch: Angela Stanton King, a promoter of QAnon conspiracy theories and anti-LGBTQ bigotry, is scheduled to speak at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference on a Sunday afternoon panel shortly before former President Donald Trump speaks. Stanton King spoke at a “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C. the night before the Capitol insurrection, …

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Schlapp Pushes Election Lies In Train Wreck Interview

The Huffington Post reports: Chris Cuomo invited Matt Schlapp, the chair of the American Conservative Union, onto his CNN show Monday to explain why ex-President Donald Trump has been invited to address the organization’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this week. But the interview soon went off-the-rails as Cuomo was forced to debunk Schlapp’s repeated lies about “widespread voter fraud,” …

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CPAC Boots “Reprehensible” Anti-Semitic QAnon Cultist

The Hill reports: The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) has disinvited from its 2021 event a featured speaker with a history of making anti-Semitic remarks. “We have just learned that someone we invited to CPAC has expressed reprehensible views that have no home with our conference or our organization,” CPAC tweeted on Monday. “The individual will not be participating at …

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Pelosi Hits Scalise For CPAC Panel With Anti-Vax Nut

Via press release from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Less than one week after urging House Republicans to block $160 billion in funding for vaccines to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, Minority Whip Steve Scalise is using his position to elevate Republicans who have publicly urged Americans not to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Scalise is scheduled to lead a CPAC panel with …

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Anti-Semitic QAnon Follower To Be Speaker At CPAC

Media Matters reports: Leading Republican officials are set to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this week along with a virulently anti-Semitic speaker named Young Pharaoh. Young Pharaoh is an online commentator who has told followers that Judaism is a “complete lie” and “made up for political gain,” said that Jewish people are “thieving fake Jews,” tweeted that …

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Axios: Trump To Claim He Has “Total Control” Of GOP

Axios reports: In his first post-presidential appearance, Donald Trump plans to send the message next weekend that he is Republicans’ “presumptive 2024 nominee” with a vise grip on the party’s base, top Trump allies tell Axios. A longtime adviser called Trump’s speech a “show of force,” and said the message will be: “I may not have Twitter or the Oval …

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Fox News: Pence Has Rejected Speaker Slot At CPAC

Fox News reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence has declined an invitation to attend this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, Fox News has learned. Pence was invited to speak at the annual event but turned it down, according to a source familiar with the event planning. Two sources told Fox News that Trump is planning to address the conference on …

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Trump To Be Keynote Speaker On Final Day Of CPAC

The New York Post reports: Former President Trump will be a keynote speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., his first public speaking engagement since leaving the White House, a spokesman for the organization confirmed to The Post on Saturday. Trump is scheduled to speak on Sunday, Feb 28, the last day of the conference. Trump’s speech …

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CPAC Threatens To Sue Politico For “Canceling” Them

Fox News reports: The American Conservative Union on Tuesday accused Politico of attempting to “cancel” the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) by contacting potential sponsors in an act that “crosses the line from protected speech to political activism.” CPAC organizers sent a scathing letter, signed by American Conservative Union general counsel David Safavian, to Politico’s CEO and top editor that …

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CPAC 2021 Moves To Florida To Evade Mask Mandates

Fox News reports: The American Conservative Union says it will hold the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference in person amid the coronavirus pandemic. And for the first time ever, the largest and most influential annual gathering of conservatives that’s best known as CPAC, will be held far from the nation’s capital. Fox News learned on Tuesday that the conference will …

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CPAC Chair Matt Schlapp Claims “Biden Van” Showed Up At Nevada Polling Place And Swapped Out Ballots

Mediaite reports: Trump campaign surrogate and American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp touted a bonkers conspiracy theory on Sunday night at a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, claiming a man told him a Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “van” showed up at a polling location during the day and swapped out ballots. “These people who were involved in this …

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Kanye On Ballot In 9 States, Helped By Ex-CPAC Head

New York Magazine reports: As of this writing, Kanye West has successfully filed to be on the ballot in nine states, where he could win a total of 88 electoral votes. (He also filed in a tenth state, New Jersey, but removed himself from the ballot ahead of a hearing on whether the signatures submitted were forged.) There are 19 …

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