The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which begins Wednesday, brings together conservatives from home and abroad, but anti-Trump forces want everyone to know they’re holding an opposition summit, and their purpose is claims to be “reinventing principled leadership,” but is openly “anti-Trump.”
This year’s CPAC will be held from February 21st to February 24th at the Gaylord Resort and Conference Center in National Harbor, Maryland, just outside the nation’s capital. Former President Donald Trump made history in his 14th appearance, breaking Ronald Reagan’s record, and international conservatives including Argentina’s President Javier Milley, former British Prime Minister Liz Truss and El Salvador’s President Nayib Boucle also attended. I plan to. .
But the Never Trumpers have announced they will hold a counter event called the “Principles First Summit,” which they claim will bring together hundreds of “pro-democracy, anti-Trump conservatives and centrists” starting Friday. .
Anti-Trump figures featured at the anti-summit included George Conway, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, former Ohio governor John Kasich and Bill Kristol, who unsuccessfully challenged Trump. These include Asa Hutchinson, the last president, and former Congressman Adam Kinzinger. People who voted to impeach Trump.
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Notably, participating organizations at this event include American Coalition for Ukraine, Dispatch, Trinity Forum, and Purple Principles.
Meanwhile, CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp has described CPAC as the “anti-World Economic Forum” or “Wexit” and hopes the participants will be successful.
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“We are Wexit. [The] Exit from the World Economic Forum. Put pressure on companies not to do business with these people. Let’s put pressure on our politicians not to play around with these people,” Schlapp said during an appearance on the show. Breitbart News Saturdayexplains what the people who attend CPAC really believe.
“We are people who love people all over the world. We just believe that the nation of America is unique. We are nationalists. We want to support our nation. By the way, all the world leaders who have come here are not looking for money. I’m not asking for anything other than what I get,” Schlapp said, also noting the importance of the next election. Trump, who was endorsed by CPAC, “understands that we cannot accomplish this without this great grassroots army.”
