Posted on 03/04/2016 11:05:12 AM PST by KansasGirl
Washington (CNN)Donald Trump will no longer speak at the annual conservative confab CPAC this weekend, he announced Friday.
Trump was scheduled to speak at the annual gathering of the who's-who of the conservative world Saturday, but said he would be campaigning, instead.
In a statement, the Trump campaign said the GOP front-runner will instead attend rallies in Kansas and Florida.
"Because of this, he will not be able to speak at CPAC as he has done for many consecutive years," the campaign said. "Mr. Trump would like to thank Matt Schlapp and all of the executives at CPAC and looks forward to returning to next year, hopefully as president of the United States."
The American Conservative Union, the conference's organizers, said it was "disappointed."
"We are very disappointed Donald Trump has decided at the last minute to drop out of CPAC," the group said. "This comes at a critical time in our movement's history. His decision sends a clear message to grassroots conservatives."
But ACU said it remains "neutral" on the presidential race.
"CPAC is the heart and soul of the conservative movement and will be, with or without Mr. Trump," ACU said. "Since we invited him several months ago—and Mr. Trump accepted our invitation and terms —we made it clear all candidates would follow the same format. And now he is backing out."
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He’s campaigning in Kansas and Florida.
Plus, there’s nothing much “conservative” about CPAC anymore.
Why waste his time with small potatoes. GOGAYPAC is a total fraud anyway.
All conservative candidates should take TRUMP’S lead and boycott C-PAC. The ‘open-door, big tent’ C-PAC no longer embraces GOD, FAMILY, & COUNTRY.
Log Cabin Republicans Accepted as CPAC Sponsor
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2016/02/18/log-cabin-republicans-accepted-as-cpac-sponsor-n2121224
Trump is smart not to get anywhere near Beck and his knife ...
CPAC ruined it’s credentials with conservatives way back when they supported homosexual privilege.
So this isn’t costing Trump anything.
If Glenn Beck is attending this may be because Trump has been advised that Beck is a security concern. (Beck threatened Trump’s life on his radio show today.)
CPAC This year luminaries like Glenn Beck.
Glenn Beck today about Trump
“If I was close enough and had a knife, the stabbing just wouldn’t stop.”
Sorry CPAC but you are not the movement nor its leader
Aren’t there protesters there who don’t want to hear anyone like Trump that they disagree with?
Sort of like College snowflakes?
They want CPAC to be their Safe Zone.
Trump’s bragging about his extra-marital affairs and saying he’s never needed to ask God for forgiveness doesn’t exactly seem like an embrace of God and family.
“The American Conservative Union, the conference’s organizers, said it was “disappointed.””
I’ll bet they were! (s)
LOL, I think Trump would take Beck anyway.
Time for Trump to get a restraining order against Beck.
Drudge has picked up on this story and has it at the top of the Drudge Report page.
Beck blew it and Cruz better get on it to disavow it.
Drudge has it at the top of his page.
Maybe because when you give your word you’re going to do something, you keep your word. If your word can’t be believed, than you can’t be believed.
Yeah, what happened to CPAC? Used to be bedrock. Now?
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