It’s billed as the most influential gathering of conservatives in the world: CPAC, or the Conservative Political Action Conference. In the past, it’s brought US Republican leaders together with activists on the right. In recent years, though, it’s catered to one particular leader – former US President Donald Trump.

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• Will Sommer (@WillSommer), Washington Post Media Reporter

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This episode was produced by Negin Owliaei and Chloe K. Li with our host Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin and Ashish Malhotra fact-checked this episode.

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