Kavanaugh party raises ethics questions The Supreme Court justice attended a party with ex-Trump aide Stephen Miller, CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp Salon · Dec 13, 2022
At CPAC Mexico, 'orphaned' right tries to build home as region tacks left At an upscale Mexico City hotel on Friday, several hundred right-wing activists and international allies gathered to carve an identity for Mexico's fledgling conservative movement just as governments across Latin America swing left. Reuters · Nov 19, 2022
Wedged between the CPAC circus and the teals, will Peter Dutton wither or find a new way to live? Could the Liberal party be co-opted by the rightwing fringe? It is structurally and institutionally weak after the May election loss The Guardian - AU · Oct 7, 2022
The old men and the CPAC: conservatives regaled with tired tales of climate misinformation The Australian conference supposedly devoted to ‘bold action’ from the right spent much of its time pouring scorn on any form of climate action The Guardian - AU · Oct 6, 2022
'Never had a booking': Luna Park orders conservative group to stop advertising Sydney conference Sydney's Luna Park orders CPAC Australia to stop advertising tickets to a conference at its iconic amusement park it claims the group never had a booking for. ABC News · Aug 26, 2022
Capitol rioter who posed in fake cell at CPAC says the left is trying to ‘criminalise his art’ Far-right activist was visited by Marjorie Taylor Greene in his ‘cell’ The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022
Former US President Donald Trump hints at running for office again in 2024 Donald Trump also said he was the healthiest President ever and even claimed a White House doctor 'loved' looking at his body Wales Online · Aug 9, 2022
Robin Abcarian: European racist antisemite strongman speaks to CPAC (Headline by Orban) Hate the headline? Los Angeles Times · Aug 9, 2022
Trump’s 108-minute CPAC speech is branded ‘unapologetic fascism’ with ‘blood-and-soil rhetoric’ ‘Trump’s rhetoric is significantly more extreme than even a few years ago’ The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022
Londoner’s Diary: Return of Benin bronzes turns heat up on the British Museum In today’s Diary: Pressure on BM over bronzes / How close is Gordon Brown to Starmer? / Bond’s 60th bday / Blenheim and Wilderness parties / Nigel Farage’s right wing weekend Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2022
Donald Trump hails himself 'healthiest President ever' and hints at 2024 run The former President said: “It’s certainly not a very long period, the time is coming. I think people are going to be very happy, our country has never been in a position like this, we’ve lost everything” Daily Mirror · Aug 8, 2022
CPAC speeches "call for violence" "We are at war," says former Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon Salon · Aug 7, 2022
At CPAC, conservative Texans show Donald Trump loyalty and support for another presidential run A straw poll conducted at the conference found that Trump is still the overwhelming favorite among attendees. Sen. Ted Cruz, who spoke at the conference on Friday, came in third with 2% of the straw poll vote, coming up short to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Texas Tribune · Aug 7, 2022
Donald Trump at CPAC Dallas complains, ‘I’m always being persecuted’ WASHINGTON – Donald Trump brought his dark views of Joe Biden’s presidency to Dallas on Saturday night, warning that “American civilization will collapse” if he’s not returned to power and reciting his oft-peddled falsehoods about the 2020 election. Tribune News Service · Aug 7, 2022
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2022 Donald Trump vows to ‘keep men out of women’s sports’ and has Lia Thomas critic onstage in CPAC speech Trump attacks LGBT+ people and welcomes anti-trans swimmer Riley Gaines to stage at CPAC
Tribune News Service · Aug 6, 2022 CPAC Dallas is still Trump-centric, but Ron DeSantis is on Texans’ minds DALLAS — The Conservative Political Action Conference is still very much a Donald Trump-dominated event, but ears perked up anytime another name was mentioned during the three-day event in Dallas.
Tribune News Service · Aug 6, 2022 Trump once again dominates CPAC 2024 presidential straw poll DALLAS — Former President Donald Trump, who has teased he plans to run again in 2024, was the clear choice in a presidential straw poll of attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference, beating out Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Tribune News Service · Aug 6, 2022 California ‘the state everyone can’t wait to leave behind,’ Kevin Kiley tells CPAC audience Republican congressional candidate Kevin Kiley used the national conservative stage Saturday to forcefully denounce Gov. Gavin Newsom and paint California as a place where people “walk down streets that double as restrooms and injection sites.”
Salon · Aug 6, 2022 Trump wins CPAC straw poll Trump was given 69.1% of the ballots cast in the anonymous online straw poll
WEKU · Aug 6, 2022 At CPAC, some Trump supporters aren't totally in love with the idea of a 2024 run Donald Trump returns to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas on Saturday. Some attendees worry the controversy following him could be a liability in the next presidential campaign.
The Guardian - US · Aug 6, 2022 Viktor Orbán turns Texas conference into transatlantic far-right love-in The authoritarian Hungarian leader was embraced as a kindred spirit by Trump fans at the CPAC event in Dallas
Tribune News Service · Aug 6, 2022 At CPAC, Ted Cruz says China shooting down Pelosi’s plane would be ‘an act of war’ DALLAS — Sen. Ted Cruz told a conservative gathering in Dallas on Friday that President Joe Biden should have reacted more forcefully to China’s threats to shoot down House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plane during her trip to Taiwan — saying it would be an “act of war” if the threats…
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022 CPAC mocked for ‘silent disco’ booth featuring fake Jan 6 prisoner crying in a cell ‘This is incredible. A weeping insurrectionist pajama boy art installation,’ former Obama staffer says
Reason · Aug 5, 2022 Viktor Orbán Flatters Republicans With the Lie That Progressive Liberals and Communists Are 'the Same' The Hungarian prime minister also makes the historically illiterate claim that Christians can't be racist.
Texas Observer · Aug 5, 2022 The Fascist Circus Comes to CPAC Texas Republican politicians joined Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for speeches laced with antisemitism and overt Christian nationalism.