Despite the emerging field of Republican presidential candidates willing to take on former President Donald Trump, this year’s CPAC was more unabashedly MAGA than ever.
At the multi-day conference held just outside Washington, D.C., there were few signs the crowd wanted anyone but Trump in 2024. Many attendees wore coordinated T-R-U-M-P t-shirts. Vendors sold Trump bobbleheads and stuffed animals wearing MAGA hats. Guests posed for pictures in a mock Trump Oval Office.
Introduced as “the next president of the United States,” Trump dished red meat to an adoring audience that leapt to their feet when he walked out on the main stage. Ronald Solomon sold merchandise at his stand, The MAGA Mall, where there were plenty of pro-Trump items to choose from.The annual conference once welcomed Republicans of all stripes, but this year it was clearly steeped in MAGA.Vivek Ramaswamy, the “anti-woke” biotech entrepreneur and 2024 presidential candidate, called for “unity” — and shutting down the FBI.
Rapper Forgiato Blow, a true Trump fanatic, revealed a tattoo of of the former president's face on his leg.
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