Trump delivered a speech at the conservative conference over the weekend, with critics including Chris Christie knocking him for the size of the crowd.
"You saw the scenes at CPAC. That room was half-full," Christie said."Let's not pretend that CPAC is CPAC anymore. It's TPAC. It's Trump-PAC. It's not CPAC any longer. Only the most desperate people showed up at CPAC to speak, other than Trump or people in Trump's orbit."
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on September 3, 2022. Inset, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is seen in Trenton, New Jersey, on January 13, 2015. Trump responded to critics, including Christie, who knocked the crowd size of his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference over the weekend.Trump, without specifically mentioning Christie's remarks, defended his speech's audience size in a Truth Social post Monday morning.
"CPAC was packed for my speech, you couldn't get into the building. A special thanks to the area Fire Department for making it work so well. Great job!"
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