Former President Donald Trump is among the big-name speakers who will gather in Texas for the Conservative Political Action Conference that begins Thursday and concludes Sunday.
The gathering in Dallas will give the political world a sense of how firm of a grasp the ex-president has on conservatives after revelations about his behavior on Jan. 6, 2021 — or if there is an opening for other contenders in 2024.
Mr. Trump plans to speak at the event on Saturday.
The former president has positioned himself as a kingmaker in the GOP — his preferred candidates performed well in primaries this week — and is flirting with an early entrance into the 2024 race to combat the unflattering narrative from the House committee investigating the 2021 riot at the U.