This right-wing confab now is more TPAC — as in Trump — than CPAC. A panel on citizenship featured Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a down-the-line Trump backer under indictment for securities fraud. Featured slots were given to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — back from Cancun — and Missouri's Josh Hawley Joshua (Josh) David HawleySunday shows preview: 2024 hopefuls gather at CPAC; House passes coronavirus relief; vaccine effort continues Texas attorney general hits links with Trump before CPAC appearance The Memo: CPAC fires starting gun on 2024 MORE. I once debated the legendary conservative columnist Bob Novak at a CPAC conference; he pitched a shutout. That now is the dominant force in America's conservative political party.
