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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
William Melhado

At CPAC, conservative Texans show Donald Trump loyalty and support for another presidential run

Attendees with their t-shirts spelling "TRUMP" cheer during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas on Aug. 6, 2022.
Conservative Political Action Conference attendees with T-shirts spelling "TRUMP" cheer at the Dallas event where former President Donald Trump was the keynote speaker Saturday. In a straw poll, conference attendees overwhelmingly supported Trump as the Republican party's 2024 presidential nominee. (Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune)

DALLAS — In the corner of the brightly lit, heavily bannered conference hall for this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, an empty jail cell sets the scene of a Make America Great Again performance art piece. A sign fixed to the exterior of the cell warns “#younext.” The would-be prisoner is an actor playing the part of a Jan. 6 insurrectionist.

The diorama painted a sympathetic portrait of the rioters arrested for their roles attacking the nation’s Capitol in protest of an election that saw the defeat of former President Donald Trump.

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