Former President Donald Trump gave the final major address at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday evening, after winning the event's traditional straw poll again.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, thought of as Trump's most formidable rival in part due to his history of fundraising and rankings in early polls on the primary, was second with 20% of the vote.
Before his keynote speech, Trump gave remarks to a private gathering at the conference with VIP donors and Republican figures, such as unsuccessful Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and conservative commentator and lawyer Mark Levin.
DeSantis has glossed over Trump's criticism, and in a recent Fox News interview pointed to Trump's 2018 support for him.
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