US EditionConservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over the Iran war
Conservatives gather amid sharp divisions on the Iran war and a contentious Texas GOP Senate primary as 86% of conservatives approve of Trump, a poll shows.
- On Wednesday, thousands of activists and Republican lawmakers gathered at the Conservative Political Action Conference outside Dallas, where the U.S. war in Iran emerged as a dominant, divisive theme across the four-day event.
- While 86% of conservatives approve of President Donald Trump's job performance per an AP-NORC poll, about 59% of Americans find the Iran military action excessive, fueling internal disputes over Trump's 'America First' pledge against foreign entanglements.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, challenging four-term GOP Sen. John Cornyn, holds a premier speaking role despite Trump's plea to withdraw, writing the contest "cannot, for the good of the Party, and our Country, itself, be allowed to go on any longer."
- Featured speakers highlight ideological rifts: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz supports the war, stating "I think President Trump was exactly right to act to protect Americans," while former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz argues the U.S. has been "too cozy" with Israel.
- Political strategists warn that this protracted conflict could weaken Republican prospects in November, jeopardizing the House majority and the party's slim 53-47 Senate advantage as internal fragmentation risks eroding turnout ahead of the midterms.
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