OnPolitics: Trump vows to stay in presidential race even if indicted and other news from CPAC
Hi there, OnPolitics readers!
This year's Conservative Political Action Conference, which took place over the weekend and featured some high-profile Republicans, was quite memorable.
In case you missed the news out of CPAC, we're sharing a few top moments:
Former President Donald Trump made it clear that he has no plans of dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, vowing to continue his bid for office even if he's indicted.
- "I won't even think about leaving," Trump told reporters before his speech at CPAC. The former president could face charges from prosecutors on both state and federal levels for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley – the only big-name Republican to challenge Trump with a 2024 presidential bid so far – also spoke at CPAC, spending most of her speech criticizing the "wokeness" of the left and reiterating her call for a new generation of lawmakers. Haley is 51.
White supremacist kicked out: CPAC Chair Matt Schlapp announced Friday that white nationalist Nick Fuentes was removed from the conference, stating that Fuentes' "hateful racist rhetoric and actions are not consistent with mission of CPAC."
🔎 Keep reading: 'I won't even think about leaving': Trump at CPAC says indictment wouldn't push him out of 2024 race
💼 CPAC recap: Who wasn't at CPAC?; Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks trans rights
🥾 Fuentes booted from CPAC: Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes booted from CPAC for promoting 'hateful racist rhetoric'
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