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An attendee walks through the exhibition hall during the Conservative Political Action Conference, at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, in Grapevine, Texas, on March 25, 2026. (Leandro Lozada / AFP via Getty Images)

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A person signs a bus wrapped with an image of former President Donald Trump during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on February 22, 2024. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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