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A CPAC official just crossed the line with a vile comment about dead Iranian schoolgirls — only to be fact-checked on the spot

175 dead schoolgirls, and this was his take...

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MAGA lobbyist suggests Iranian schoolgirls killed in airstrikes are better off dead than ‘in a burqa’

Conservative lobbyist Matt Schlapp was blasted by critics for his comment about the schoolgirls killed in Iran

The Independent UK

CPAC leader calls for US-born congresswoman to be deported alongside Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil

‘I'm thinking that maybe they should deport Rashida Tlaib as well,’ Mercedes Schlapp groused. ‘Just take her out along with Mahmoud at this point’

The Independent UK

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At CPAC, Trump blocks out everyone else with no clear MAGA successor

ANALYSIS: Trump is triumphant. Conservatives have every reason to celebrate now. But, Eric Garcia warns, they are not planning for the near future

The Independent UK

Trump brags of ‘liberating’ America in meandering CPAC speech

Trump has been a constant presence at the right-wing conference since he burst onto the Republican political scene by attacking the country’s first Black president

The Independent UK

Liz Truss tells CPAC UK is ‘failing’ and needs Maga-style movement to save it

Former prime minister says Britain is run by ‘deep state’ at rightwing conference in Maryland

The Guardian - US

‘The deification of Trump will be complete’ at CPAC 2025

The conservative conference, dismissed as ‘an extremist freak show’, has been revived under the president’s hand

The Guardian - US

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‘Insurrection,’ ‘equity’ and more − these are the words that trigger Trump supporters

“No profanity.”

The Conversation

Conservative group plans to monitor voting drop box locations in Arizona

A conservative group has told Arizona officials that it plans to monitor ballot drop boxes for the November election and identify people they believe are voting illegally

The Independent UK

Tactical ad breaks and lies: rightwing coverage of DNC is exactly as expected

Hard-right hosts resurrect racist Obama birther conspiracy theory and lament Democrats’ treatment of Joe Biden

The Guardian - US

Schlapp accuser got $480K to drop suit

“It’s not exoneration if you paid the guy off," a source familiar with the discussions told CNN

Salon

OPINION - Welcome to the Republican Hunger Games: a circus for the madmen and creeps desperate to be Trump's vice-president

Slow clap for former prime minister Liz Truss, who is in Washington tomorrow to deliver a speech on “Taking back our parties” at the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The conference is often a raucous affair, but this week’s jamboree in the US capital will be a full-on Make…

Evening Standard

Robert F Kennedy Jr announced as speaker at hard-right CPAC event

Kennedy is set next week to transform his Democratic presidential run into an independent campaign

The Guardian - US

The Big Break: Ben Terris on his portrait of Washington after Trump

The Washington Post reporter discusses his tale of pollsters, chancers, gamblers and more in a capital rocked to its core

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Conservatives are bullying pro-LGBTQ+ companies, just in time for Pride Month

We’ve already seen a wave of hate campaigns against brands who support LGBTQ+ people in even the smallest of ways

The Guardian - US

Hungary’s far-right PM calls for Trump’s return: ‘Come back, Mr President’

Viktor Orbán, addressing European CPAC summit, attacks liberalism as a ‘virus’ and says his country is model for world

Salon

CPAC '23: Kari Lake declares war

Is Kari Lake for real or just a grifter? Plus: I totally agree with Steve Bannon about something important

Tribune News Service

Ex-Walker aide reveals identity in groping lawsuit against CPAC head

ATLANTA — A former Herschel Walker aide who accused the leader of the Conservative Political Action Conference of “aggressively fondling” him on the campaign trail in Georgia disclosed his identity after a judge required him to drop his anonymity to go forward with a lawsuit.

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The Independent UK

GOP aide who accused Matt Schlapp of sexual misconduct comes forward ahead of $9.4m case

CPAC chief has denied all allegations against him

The Independent UK

Five takeaways from CPAC and what it means for the 2024 race

Trump proves he still controls the Republican Party as CPAC draws to a close

The Independent UK

Five takeaways from CPAC and what it means for the 2024 race

Trump proves he still controls the Republican Party as CPAC draws to a close

Zenger

CPAC 2023 In Decline Despite Trump As Keynote Speaker

This year's CPAC, despite featuring stars like Donald Trump, Kari Lake and Marjorie Taylor Greene, drew a noticeably smaller crowd

The Guardian - US

‘I am your retribution’: Trump rules supreme at CPAC as he relaunches bid for White House

Former president claims Biden is leading America into ‘oblivion’ and that he could end the war between Russia and Ukraine

Salon

Conservatives turn their backs on CPAC

Tribune News Service

Trump fatigue seeps into right-wing forum that fed MAGA fervor

WASHINGTON — Vendors are still hawking “Trump 2024” flags and “Let’s Go Brandon” T-shirts. But at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington this year, the crowds are smaller, the marquee speakers are fewer, and the “Make America Great Again” vibe is suddenly in doubt.

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