Trump-chella: CPAC 2021 sees huge crowds, amid surge in coronavirus cases
While Mike Pompeo and Donald Trump Jr. were spotted at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2021, the absence of Mike Pence — after Trump supporters chanted 'Hang Mike Pence' — raised questions about the increasing love for Trump and decrease in team spirit within the Republican Party
Stage's set
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. CPAC has evolved from a family reunion of Republican libertarians, social conservatives and a hawkish foreign policy establishment into Trump-chella. (Erin Schaff © 2021 The New York Times)
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Souvenirs
A customer purchases a roll of toilet paper featuring the face of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) from a vendor at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. (Erin Schaff © 2021 The New York Times)
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Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 28, 2021. At their three-day gathering, pro-Trump conservatives tried to turn “cancel culture” into their new “fake news” and spent little time on policy (either their own or President Joe Biden’s). (Erin Schaff © 2021 The New York Times)
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