Footage from the American Conservative Union’s recent Conservative Political Action Conference (<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cpac" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CPAC</a>) event in Texas was removed from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/youtube" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube</a> last week, according to the conservative group.
The conservative conference told The Daily Wire that YouTube pulled the video for “misinformation&#8221; and gave CPAC a “strike” on September 23 — a sanction prohibiting CPAC from posting for one week, with two more strikes leading to the account’s removal. The CPAC <a href="https://na.eventscloud.com/website/34479/home/">event</a> in Dallas, Texas, which took place from August 4 to 7, featured <a href="https://na.eventscloud.com/website/34479/speakers/">high-profile conservatives</a> such as former President Donald Trump, Fox News host Sean Hannity, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH).
&#8220;The removal of CPAC Texas is yet another example of YouTube censoring conservative voices,” CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp told The Daily Wire. “This cannot continue. The Silicon Valley monopolies abuse their control over the flow of information to prop up the Democrat Party. It’s time we rein in Big Tech.”
In recent weeks, YouTube has also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/youtube-bans-steven-crowders-exclusive-interview-with-kari-lake">banned</a> conservative comedian Steven Crowder for two weeks after he interviewed Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake. The company, a subsidiary of Google, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/youtube-appears-to-update-policy-banning-claims-that-masks-dont-stop-the-spread-of-covid">amended</a> its policies earlier this year such that users are now permitted to express skepticism about mask wearing.
Last year, YouTube issued a strike against CPAC’s account and banned the group from posting for one week. The video included coverage of a class-action lawsuit against large technology platforms spearheaded by Trump, in which the American Conservative Union is a plaintiff.
“It is clear that YouTube censored CPAC because we stood with former President Donald Trump on his lawsuit against Big Tech,” Schlapp said in a <a href="https://www.conservative.org/2021/07/10/youtube-censors-cpacs-america-uncanceled-episode-removed-video-of-former-president-donald-j-trumps-major-class-action-against-big-tech/">statement</a> at the time. “This is yet another example of Big Tech censoring content with which they disagree in order to promote the political positions they favor.”
YouTube cited “medical misinformation” concerning COVID as the reason for removing the video, according to the American Conservative Union, although the social media company did not specify which remarks constituted misinformation.
Lawmakers have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/as-senate-weighs-antitrust-bills-apples-ceo-called-ted-cruz-with-significant-concerns">repeatedly debated</a> antitrust and data privacy regulation in recent months. However, proposals such as the Open App Markets Act and the American Innovation and Choice Online Act have so far failed to become law.
Indeed, technology companies have repeatedly suspended or otherwise repressed conservative content. In one example from earlier this year, Libs of TikTok — an account known for reposting videos of leftist activists — was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/libs-of-tiktok-suspended-from-instagram">suspended</a> from Instagram because the account or “activity on it” did not follow the platform’s community guidelines.
After satire website The Babylon Bee posted an article that jokingly named Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Rachel Levine, who identifies as a transgender woman, as “Man of the Year,” the publication was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-contacted-the-babylon-bee-before-buying-9-of-twitter">locked out</a> of Twitter. According to Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon, Elon Musk consulted with The Babylon Bee before purchasing a 9.2% stake in Twitter.
The platform has thus far refused to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/twitter-responds-to-babylon-bees-appeal-keeps-them-locked-out-of-their-account">revoke</a> its decision to lock The Babylon Bee’s account. According to Dillon, the company wrote: “Our support team has determined that a violation did take place, and therefore we will not overturn our decision.”
Likewise, conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey was suspended from Twitter on two separate occasions — once for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/twitter-suspends-conservative-pundit-allie-beth-stuckey-for-stating-that-transgender-weightlifter-is-a-man">saying</a> a transgender Olympic weightlifting competitor is “still a man,” and again for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/allie-beth-stuckey-suspended-from-twitter-after-challenging-fox-news-segment-that-went-viral">denouncing</a> a Fox News segment that highlighted a family who claimed their child was transgender <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shapiro-a-complete-betrayal-at-fox-news">before she could speak</a>.
With respect to the latter incident, Twitter claimed that Stuckey had violated the platform’s “rules against hateful conduct.” Twitter eventually apologized and claimed staff had made an “error.”

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YouTube Removed CPAC Footage Of Donald Trump, Other Prominent Conservatives Due To ‘Misinformation,’ Group Says

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Conservative groups are condemning Walmart&#8217;s funding of “woke policies,” warning that “no self-proclaimed conservative official or conservative organization should accept funding from Walmart while it supports the policies of the woke left.” 
In the letter, sent Wednesday to Doug McMillon, president and chief executive officer of Walmart, leaders of some of the top conservative groups in the nation slammed news that the nation&#8217;s largest retailer has begun paying for employee abortions.
That list of leaders includes CPAC Executive Board Member William L. Walton, Penny Nance, CEO and president of Concerned Woman for America (CWA), former U.S. Senator Jim DeMint, the chairman of the Conservative Partnership Institute, the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s President Kevin Roberts, and Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List. 
“Surely as board members with a fiduciary responsibility to your shareholders, you must understand the Walmart’s increasingly woke policies are alienating millions of your customers who will take their business elsewhere,” the letter, first obtained by The Daily Wire, warns. “Your founder Sam Walton would be appalled.”
“CPAC and other conservative leaders are changing tactics,” said Matt Schlapp, chairman of CPAC. Once allies, these companies that fund Black Lives Matter and Planned Parenthood are as big an adversary as the woke socialist groups they support.”
“Large publicly held companies need to realize conservative groups and officeholders will no longer do their bidding,” he added. “We are shelving our polite silence and in full-on battle mode. After November, it will get much worse for these woke corporations.”
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The letter follows an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walmart-will-pay-for-some-employee-abortions-out-of-state-travel-expenses-leaked-email-shows">August 19 memo</a>  stating that “effective immediately, the Walmart self-insured healthcare plans will cover abortion when there is a health risk to the mother, rape or incest, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage or lack of fetal viability.”
The memo appeared to be in response to the June overturn of Roe v. Wade, which sent the power to decide abortion back to the states. Walmart did not respond to The Daily Wire&#8217;s requests for comment as to why it is instated this policy.
“As the nation’s largest private employer and grocer, Walmart touches the lives of hundreds of millions of people throughout the freedom-loving world,” the letter said. “Yet, millions of American consumers do not realize that by patronizing Walmart, they are funding woke policies they morally oppose.” 
“A perfect example is abortion,” the letter continued. “In a recent revision to its leave policy, <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/walmart-expands-abortion-coverage-employees-rcna44063">Walmart will now provide virtually unrestricted abortion benefits</a>.”
The conservative leaders reminded Walmart that “in prior years, the company policy was to offer benefits related to abortion only in cases &#8216;when the health of the mother would be in danger if the fetus were carried to term, the fetus could not survive the birthing process, or death would be imminent after birth.&#8217;”
“This lawyer-engineered language specifying health in this context means abortion on demand and they know it,” the letter warned. “&#8217;Health risks&#8217; unrelated to the baby being carried to term covers mental stress, missing work, or any other reason whatsoever. Walmart is effectively providing funding to their 1.6 million employees and their dependents to cover abortion on demand, including expenditures for the abortion procedure and travel costs and when not available within 100 miles.”
The letter says that “Walmart-supported abortions” will increase in the next few years, meaning that “more babies laid at the altar of  &#8216;choice&#8217; because of” Walmart&#8217;s financial contributions.
“It also does not escape our attention that supporting such a heinous policy conveniently keeps women at their Walmart jobs rather than at home caring for themselves and their babies,” the letter adds. “Not only is your pro-abortion policy reprehensible, but your touting of a small increase in adoption benefits as a way to atone for what you know to be an immoral, anti-woman policy is offensive, especially for women. Why was the increase not offered before? Why now? Americans know why.” 
The conservative groups also pointed to Walmart&#8217;s pricey <a href="https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2022/07/22/walmart-org-center-for-racial-equity-update-focusing-on-food-to-advance-health-equity">racial equity</a> campaign and its “effort to punish Republicans for questioning the integrity of the 2020 election.”
“In the past, Walmart has relied on conservative organizations and office holders to further policies that benefited Walmart, its shareholders, and its customers,” the letter continued. “And when anti-capitalist politicians and activists attacked the company for its success and profitability, we stepped up to defend Walmart.” 
“We stood by the company because it was generally pro-family and because we embrace free enterprise and believe in the benefits of capitalism,” the conservative leaders said. “We can no longer tolerate your leftist policy agenda – particularly when it facilitates the harming of innocent human life.” 
Conservatives will neither condone nor forgive Walmart&#8217;s choice, the letter said.
“Conservatives who seek a government that reflects their values should take their business elsewhere,” it added. “And no self-proclaimed conservative official or conservative organization should accept funding from Walmart while it supports the policies of the woke left.”

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The American left has a new bogeyman these days. This latest grave threat, as progressives see it, is an emerging international coalition of conservative politicians, pundits and thinkers who are loosely working together to preserve and protect the Western values that animate the right. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, delivered a speech at CPAC this month that occasioned much sturm und drang from American liberals, and has become the latest tool for fear mongering from the left.
Another speaker at CPAC in Dallas, Nigel Farage, also stands in the company of the New Right. The former British MP and UKIP leader was the face of the Brexit battle in the UK in 2015. Many political commentators viewed the successful fight to get Britain out of the European Union as a tremor that presaged the earthquake of Donald Trump’s stunning 2016 victory in his run for the White House.
The throughline between Farage and Trump was a deep suspicion of trade deals and global organizations trying to create a one world approach to problems like climate change, poverty, and migration. And there is an important point here. The global left has long formed international coalitions to achieve their goals. The official song of socialism is literally called, ‘The Internationale.’ But apparently when conservatives use similar tactics it is suddenly dark and nefarious.
The current iteration of fear regarding a rising global right centers on Orban. His approach to leadership has focused on Hungary as a Christian nation, promoting family formation (often with generous government subsidies) and on maintaining cultural cohesion by strictly limiting immigration. The latter issue got him in some hot water recently as he criticized the “<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/08/04/viktor-orban-cpac-dallas-speech/">race mixing</a>” of much of Western Europe. For Americans and others in the West this understandably raised eyebrows, but it is important to understand that Hungarian is an ethnicity, American is not, and so prying apart cultural and ethnic identities is not so clear cut.
Another supposed terror spun by the left is that the global New Right seeks to impose a Christian theocracy. And yes, Christianity does lie at the core of much of this new coalition. Importantly though, there is a scale at work regarding the place of religion in Western states. Many Americans are appalled that Hungary would allow the teachings of Christianity to be at the center of so many of its policies. In our own system a state religion is barred by the constitution. But the UK has Christianity as its official religion, and even has a Church of England. This has never made Americans view the British system as a scary, illiberal theocracy ripped from the pages of the Handmaid’s Tale.
The fact is, it is impossible to even discuss the history and values of the West without discussing the role of Christianity. For most of its history the West was known as Christendom. When conservatives in the West seek to conserve its traditional ideals, those ideals cannot be divorced from the 2,000 year old religion which gave them shape and form. To surrender the core Christian underpinnings of our societies and cultures out of vague fears regarding separation of church and state would be to surrender the battle for our civilization itself without firing a shot.
The central idea animating the Trumps, Orbans and Farages of the global political scene is that the nation state must remain the primary source of power in a world increasingly given over to global institutions. If much of 20th century American conservatism was a battle to maintain power in the states against a jealous federal government, in the 21st century this battle has shifted to maintaining the power of the American state in a sea of creeping globalism.
Here is how Farage put it in his CPAC speech, “this battle on behalf not just of America, but on behalf of the whole of the free world [is] to save everything our forebears built, designed and defended against the world.” Part of this is of course economic, but the more important part, the piece that drives this global conservative mission is cultural. Something like the fight over the definition of what a woman is does not know clean national borders. As leftist international organizations work to codify transgenderism it is necessary for the forces aligned against such redefinitions to cooperatively confront them.
This has led to some leading figures on the American New Right being castigated for foreign alliances the left deems unholy. Fox News host Tucker Carlson has come under blistering attack for his embrace of Orban, and for broadcasting his show from Budapest. Others like Compact Magazine founder Sohrab Ahmari have been lambasted for finding elements of Chinese communitarianism that they believe America could emulate.
Disagreement with Carlson, or Ahmari, or anyone else is fine obviously, but the idea that they represent some grave threat to American democracy is laughable. In fact, the opposite is true. Their overwhelming concern is that Americans, Brits, and Hungarians decide for themselves and their nations what their future should hold rather than a global leviathan.
Hysteria in the US has reached a bizarre fever pitch. All over social media are images of a Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden in the 1930s, the left seems to truly believe that international New Right politics is a harbinger of fascism. It’s absolutely absurd. There is no call for dictatorship, for expunging anyone from the body politic, for the persecution of minorities. All of this is invented by a global left that sees the emerging global right as a check on their heretofore unchecked power. 
For decades now the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization and a whole alphabet soup of international organizations from Denver to Davos have pushed a far left agenda across the globe.
This new scrappy band of international conservatives is nothing for Americans or the people of any nation to fear. The only people who should be afraid of it are those trying to enforce a top down globalism on the nations of the world. But we are not citizens of the world, we are citizens of our countries and the New Right aims to keep it that way.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

The Paranoid ‘Fear of the Global Right’ Is Delusional

The Left’s Paranoid Fear Of ‘The Global Right’ Is Delusional

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Riley Gaines, one of the young women who competed against a biologically male athlete during the NCAA women&#8217;s swimming championships earlier this year, shut down rumors that she dodged a kiss from former President Donald Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) over the weekend.
Gaines, a 12-time All-American and three-time Southeastern Conference champion, expressed gratitude in an Instagram post for the &#8220;once in a lifetime experience&#8221; of sharing &#8220;a stage with the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump.&#8221;
Trump had invited Gaines to join him on stage as he emphasized the importance of protecting the integrity of women&#8217;s sports.
&#8220;What an honor,&#8221; the University of Kentucky graduate said.
Gaines pointed to leftists&#8217; <a href="https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1556256626641887237?s=20&amp;t=xw-5-To7C0FZ5DBxmHAUfQ">insinuations</a> that she had dodged the former president&#8217;s greeting, describing them as a &#8220;prime example of the left media pushing propaganda to fit their narrative.&#8221;
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&#8220;In no way, shape, or form did I &#8216;dodge a kiss&#8217; from Trump nor was I uncomfortable on that stage with him at any point in time,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I slightly turned my head so I could hear what he was saying to me. Proof that not everything you read is factual. But keep clutching at straws, it&#8217;s almost comical.&#8221;
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Gaines <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-left-there-with-no-trophy-ncaa-female-swimmer-who-tied-for-fifth-with-trans-athlete-says-officials-put-lia-thomas-ahead-of-her">first shared her story with The Daily Wire</a> in March after she competed against Thomas in the 200 freestyle on Friday at the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships. Since then, she has repeatedly spoken out on Fox News and <a href="https://www.iwf.org/save-womens-sports-riley-gaines/">teamed up</a> with the Independent Women&#8217;s Forum to defend fairness in women&#8217;s sports.
At the CPAC event, Gaines shared how she tied with Thomas for fifth place but was asked to hold the sixth place trophy for a photo op.
&#8220;Pro-woman &amp; pro-fairness is not anti-trans,&#8221; she said in her Instagram post. &#8220;I truly can&#8217;t even believe this is a topic for debate. It&#8217;s simple.&#8221;
&#8220;Women should not be forced to share a changing space &amp; compete against males with biological advantages that will never be completely diminished regardless of hormones taken,&#8221; she added. &#8220;If you&#8217;re delusional enough to think fairness for women is considered transphobic, you&#8217;re simply misogynistic.&#8221;

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Lia Thomas Competitor Riley Gaines Shuts Down ‘Propaganda’ Rumors She Dodged Trump’s Kiss

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On Friday, the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) announced that The Daily Wire&#8217;s editor emeritus Ben Shapiro will deliver the keynote address at the first-ever CPAC Israel.
The inaugural event will be held on July 20 and will also feature speakers such as former U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker, former Ambassador Richard Grenell, CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp, and CPAC Senior Fellow Mercedes Schlapp.
“President Biden will disgrace America when he visits the Middle East in July and stops in Israel – a nation whose very existence is under threat from the Iran nuclear deal he helped deliver,&#8221; Matt Schlapp said in a statement first provided to The Daily Wire.
&#8220;CPAC Israel will be in Tel Aviv with Ben Shapiro to firmly support the nation of Israel and oppose terrorist regimes,&#8221; he added.
The group also noted that CPAC Israel will be held &#8220;just days after President Joe Biden plans to be in Israel to promote Iran, advance woke ideology, brush off human rights abuses and beg for foreign oil.&#8221;
“Ironically, CPAC and Joe Biden will discuss the same things,&#8221; the CPAC chairman explained. &#8220;Biden will push Israel to go Woke while we will encourage Israelis to fight for their survival; Biden will pressure Israel to seek appeasement with Iran while we will rally Israelis to continue being the greatest democracy in the Middle East. Biden will beg Saudi Arabia for foreign oil while we will always support energy independence, at home and abroad.&#8221;
The first CPAC took place in 1974. In recent years, CPAC has started holding conferences in various countries around the globe while promoting conservative ideals.
&#8220;CPAC Israel is part of a series of international events to promote freedom and national sovereignty that recognizes the dignity and worth of every individual,&#8221; the press release from CPAC noted. &#8220;Other international CPAC events this year include CPAC Hungary, CPAC Brazil, CPAC Mexico, CPAC Japan, and CPAC Australia.&#8221;
Shapiro has spoken at previous CPAC events, including in 2018.
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Shapiro&#8217;s sister, Abby, has also made an appearance at CPAC.
&#8220;My sister,  <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/classicallyabby">@classicallyabby</a>, led off this morning&#8217;s CPAC with the Star-Spangled Banner,&#8221; Shapiro tweeted in 2019. &#8220;No matter your politics, she&#8217;s incredibly talented. Well done!&#8221; 
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My sister, <a href="https://twitter.com/classicallyabby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@classicallyabby</a>, led off this morning&#39;s CPAC with the Star-Spangled Banner. No matter your politics, she&#39;s incredibly talented. Well done! <a href="https://t.co/XycDIIjxdT">pic.twitter.com/XycDIIjxdT</a>
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The group will also host CPAC Texas in Dallas this August.

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Ben Shapiro To Deliver Keynote Address At Inaugural CPAC Israel Event

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Think he&#8217;s running in 2024?
Judging from his rock-star arrival at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) in Orlando on Thursday — and the repeated standing ovations he got throughout his stemwinder of a speech — the answer sure looks like a big yes.
Ron DeSantis, the popular Republican governor of Florida, threw the conservative crowd pounds of red meat, hitting government overreach on COVID-19, soaring crime, &#8220;Bidenflation,&#8221; big tech censorship, transgender athletes and election integrity.
But most of all, he hit the left wing of the Democratic Party, which he said wants to stifle the voices of conservatives.
&#8220;Woke is the new religion of the left,&#8221; DeSantis said, mirroring this year&#8217;s CPAC slogan, &#8220;Awoke, Not Woke.&#8221; He also called the woke movement a &#8220;form of Marxism.&#8221;
“Freedom has prevailed in the Sunshine State,&#8221; he said to cheers.
While many stood through his 20-minute speech, others jumped to their feet when he delivered lines like, &#8220;criminals will see the inside of a jail cell,&#8221; labeled the Biden White House &#8220;the Brandon administration&#8221; and declared &#8220;Florida has defeated Fauciism,&#8221; a reference to Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has led the effort to lock down America and mandate masks in schools.
He also got a standing ovation when he said his state wouldn&#8217;t become a &#8220;Faucian Dystopia.&#8221;
DeSantis drew laughter and applause when he said that if Biden dumps illegal aliens from the southern border in his state, &#8220;I&#8217;m rerouting them to Delaware, Biden&#8217;s home state. He added that he would, for good measure, send some to Washington, D.C., and Hollywood. The lines drew the biggest cheer of the day.
The governor, who is considered a frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024, also prompted cheers when he blasted the &#8220;legacy media,&#8221; which he said is &#8220;not in the business of telling the truth.&#8221; He also blasted Big Tech, saying it is &#8220;now the No. 1 institution of censorship.&#8221;
In his opening, after flinging some baseball caps into the crowd, he mocked Democratic politicians who mandate masks in their blue states — then escape to Florida, where they enjoy more freedom.
He shredded liberal lawmakers who have backed &#8220;defund the police&#8221; movements and shied away from cracking down on soaring crime.
&#8220;We stand up against the weak-on-crime policies that are ravaging cities across the country,&#8221; DeSantis said.
For his home state, he said &#8220;this is not going to be like Portland. &#8230; In Florida, you are not getting a slap on the wrist, you are getting the inside of a jail cell.&#8221;
On Critical Race Theory (CRT), the governor said, &#8220;Because we will not spend taxpayer money to teach our kids to hate America or to hate each other, we have banned CRT in K through 12 education.&#8221;
On Biden, DeSantis said, &#8220;He&#8217;s had the worst first year of any president since the 1800s.&#8221;
In conclusion, he urged CPAC attendees to &#8220;make 2022 the year America fought back. &#8230; There is no substitute for courage.&#8221;
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent, and ran the Drudge Report from 2010 to 2015. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

American Conservative Union Holds Annual CPAC Conference In Orlando

DeSantis Delivers Fiery Speech At CPAC — The 1st Of Campaign 2024?

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Former Democratic presidential candidate and former Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is scheduled to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this week, the group&#8217;s chair confirmed on Monday.
Gabbard will address the conference’s Ronald Reagan Dinner on Saturday night, slated alongside conservative leader Glenn Beck who will provide the keynote remarks during the event.
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CONFIRMED: <a href="https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TulsiGabbard</a> <a href="https://t.co/JqaL0byn8U">pic.twitter.com/JqaL0byn8U</a>
&mdash; Matt Schlapp (@mschlapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/mschlapp/status/1495762134403276801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The Democratic leader&#8217;s appearance at the conservative event is an unusual twist for both the event and for Gabbard. In recent months, however, the Hawaiian political figure has increasingly ramped up attacks on President Joe Biden and her own party, drawing attention from conservative media.
Other speakers scheduled for the Orlando, Florida, CPAC event this week include former President Donald Trump, Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. All three conservative leaders have been rumored as possible 2024 Republican presidential candidates.
On Monday, Gabbard released a Twitter post predicting a Russia-U.S./Ukraine conflict will quickly &#8220;go cyber.&#8221;
&#8220;A Russia-US/Ukraine conflict will quickly go cyber with mutual attacks on communication/information assets, which will blind both sides to the other’s plans, actions &amp; intentions, increasing the likelihood of miscalculation &amp; misunderstanding, thereby drastically increasing the&#8230;likelihood of the conflict going nuclear (accidentally or intentionally). And what for? To supposedly protect a &#8216;democracy&#8217; that really isn’t a democracy; to distract from domestic failures/show how tough Biden is. Biden can prevent war, but I fear he lacks the courage to do so,&#8221; she tweeted.
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…likelihood of the conflict going nuclear (accidentally or intentionally). And what for? To supposedly protect a “democracy” that really isn’t a democracy; to distract from domestic failures/show how tough Biden is. Biden can prevent war, but I fear he lacks the courage to do so
&mdash; Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) <a href="https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1495697507959341057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2022</a></blockquote>
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On Sunday, the former congresswoman posted a clip from a recent Fox News interview she gave that also questioned Biden&#8217;s efforts in Ukraine.
&#8220;What are we trying to achieve in Ukraine? How will it benefit the American people? And at what cost? The Biden Admin has never answered these questions. Inflation and cost of living will drastically increase, Russia will retaliate, and no one knows where it will all end,&#8221; Gabbard wrote.
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What are we trying to achieve in Ukraine? How will it benefit the American people? And at what cost? The Biden Admin has never answered these questions. Inflation and cost of living will drastically increase, Russia will retaliate, and no one knows where it will all end. <a href="https://t.co/8V4W10bMYF">pic.twitter.com/8V4W10bMYF</a>
&mdash; Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) <a href="https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1495329981823479813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Gabbard also recently blasted Hillary Clinton over information released in the bombshell <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/media-reactions-to-bombshell-durham-report-liberals-just-have-no-idea-about-any-of-this">Durham report</a> that alleged a Clinton campaign lawyer, working with a tech firm, accessed data from Trump Tower and the Executive Office of the President to build a case about Trump&#8217;s connection to Russia. The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/manufactured-this-russian-collusion-lie-tulsi-gabbard-levels-hillary-clinton-over-durham-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>:
<blockquote>“What’s being revealed here, Jesse, is the truth,” Gabbard told Fox News host Jesse Watters. “Hillary Clinton and the powerful elite in this country manufactured this Russian collusion lie, actively undermining our democracy and stoking the fires, moving us into this new cold war with Russia.”
“The damage that they did to the American people, our democracy, and others around the world is immeasurable,” she continued. “It’s impossible to measure.”
Gabbard asserted that the Biden administration, specifically National Security Advisor <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10515089/Durham-probe-Republicans-Bidens-NSA-Jake-Sullivan-hot-seat-Hillary-spying-claims.html">Jake Sullivan</a>, is now telling Americans, “Hey, you’ve got to be ready to go to war with Russia, with other countries, to ‘spread democracy,’ to ‘protect democracy.’ And yet, they are actively undermining our democracy here are home.”
“Hillary Clinton and her warmongers need to be held accountable,” Gabbard closed the segment.</blockquote>
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Former Democratic Presidential Candidate To Speak At Conservative CPAC Conference

The company that designed the stage used at CPAC this year has stepped forward to reportedly take full responsibility for the debacle that unfolded when internet trolls noticed the stage resembled the othala rune, a symbol featured on Nazi uniforms.
Design Foundry, a stage design company based out of Maryland, <a href="https://forward.com/fast-forward/465136/design-firm-takes-responsibility-for-cpac-stage-controversy/">told</a> the Forward on Tuesday night that it “had no idea that the design resembled any symbol, nor was there any intention to create something that did.”
Forward reports:
<blockquote>Design Foundry said that the American Conservative Union approved the stage design, which was “intended to provide the best use of space, given the constraints of the ballroom and social distancing requirements.”
According to the terms of the contract signed with Design Foundry, and shared with the Forward, the ACU approved the design but had no rights to change the design or dismantle the stage. “The designs, renderings, drawings, specifications, materials and other documents used or created as part of the proposal are owned by Design Foundry,” the contract reads. Design Foundry has worked with CPAC for several years and has provided services to MSNBC and major corporations – including Google, Citibank and Target.</blockquote>
Ian Walters, director of communications for the ACU and CPAC, said that they have &#8220;no interest in promoting antisemitism from our stage, whether it’s what happens on the stage or the design of the stage itself&#8221; and that the stage debacle was an &#8220;unwelcome distraction.&#8221; Walters said ACU and CPAC will no longer work with the company moving forward.
Design Foundry said it was “saddened and horrified at the accusations that this was a deliberate act&#8221; and that it &#8220;denounces all hate speech and acts of racism, prejudice, or bigotry in all forms.”
Hyatt Hotels, which featured the event, released two statements about the incident, statements that were criticized by CPAC for allegedly validating &#8220;demonstrably false and malicious claims.&#8221;
“For months we have collaborated with your team on logistics, including sharing, reviewing, and approving the stage design that was created by one of our subcontractors,” CPAC <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cpac-unloads-on-hyatt-hotels-for-allegedly-lying-about-stage-debacle-you-recruited-us-helped-build-stage">said</a> in a letter to Hyatt Hotels. “The fact that no one on the Hyatt staff ever raised concerns during the process shows the ridiculous nature of your statements. Moreover, your statements falsely conceal your oversight role. In fact, the Hyatt Hotel, with our organization and subcontractors, approved and worked collaboratively to build this stage. Only after a coordinated far-left assault to destroy our conference arose did you succumb to lies and compound them with your own.”
“Our Jewish Board Members, staff, speakers, and attendees are appalled by the Hyatt leadership for not standing with us as we fight against antisemitism (a term that Hyatt fails to use in its statements),” the letter added. “We would have hoped that our 10th annual Shabbat Dinner, daily Jewish prayer services, and speeches on the main stage from Jewish leaders, such as Ambassador David Friedman, Former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, and Rabbi Yitz Tendler would be enough to put an end to these outrageous falsehoods.”

American Conservative Union Holds Annual Conference In Florida

Design Company Steps Forward To Take ‘Full Responsibility’ For CPAC Stage Debacle: Report

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Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) says he fell down over the weekend and was knocked unconscious, resulting in &#8220;a lot of stitches.&#8221;
Romney, 73, said he &#8220;took a fall&#8221; when he was in Boston visiting his son and grandchildren. He appeared Monday on Capitol Hill with a black eye and stitches above his eye and over his lip.
The senator told reporters that after his fall, he was taken to a hospital and got stitches. “I had kind of a tough, tough weekend,” Romney joked. &#8220;I took a fall, knocked me unconscious, but I&#8217;m doing better. I went to CPAC — that was a problem.”
Romney was referring to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that was held in Orlando over the weekend. A moderate who twice voted to convict former President Donald Trump on impeachment charges, Romney is not popular at the conservative event.
Romney said he didn&#8217;t know how many stitches he got. “A lot of stitches. I don’t know how many. I asked the doctor how many stitches and she said, ‘I don’t know,’ but it’s all through my eyebrow and my lip.”
The senator was not invited to CPAC this year after his impeachment vote, and Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union which hosts the event, wrote on Twitter that he was disinvited last year. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was also not invited to CPAC, even though he voted to acquit Trump, though he did deliver a scathing speech criticizing the former president.
Last year, Schlapp announced that Romney was not invited to the event, later saying that he “would be afraid for his physical safety, people are so mad at him.”
At this year&#8217;s CPAC, former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) took aim at Romney, who once had a secret Twitter account under the name Pierre Delecto. “My name is Jason Chaffetz, I’m from Utah and I am not Mitt Romney,” Chaffetz said. “If you’re looking for Pierre Delecto, you need to go down the hall, go left, and then just keep going left until — well, just keep going left. That’s where you’ll find him.”
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Sen <a href="https://twitter.com/MittRomney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MittRomney</a> has a black eye and stitches, says he took a fall while visiting his son in Boston, “I took a fall, knocked me unconscious but I’m doing better.”
Joked: “I went to CPAC, that was a problem&#8230;” <a href="https://t.co/6P1QWrjr9O">pic.twitter.com/6P1QWrjr9O</a>
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Romney was a fierce critic of Trump and joined six other Republican senators who voted to convict him of inciting an insurrection on Jan. 6.
“After careful consideration of the respective counsels’ arguments, I have concluded that President Trump is guilty of the charge made by the House of Representatives,” Romney said in a statement. “He did this despite the obvious and well known threats of violence that day. President Trump also violated his oath of office by failing to protect the Capitol, the Vice President, and others in the Capitol. Each and every one of these conclusions compels me to support conviction.”
The failed 2012 GOP presidential candidate also said Trump “incited the insurrection against Congress by using the power of his office to summon his supporters to Washington on January 6th and urging them to march on the Capitol during the counting of electoral votes.”
“Each and every one of these conclusions compels me to support conviction,” Romney said.

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Romney Left With Black Eye, ‘A Lot Of Stitches’ After Fall Knocked Him Unconscious

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The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which is hosted by the American Conservative Union (ACU), slammed Hyatt Hotels in a statement on Monday for allegedly lying about a situation that occurred during the event involving the shape of CPAC’s speaker’s stage
Far-left activists online claimed that the shape of the stage at CPAC resembled a Nazi symbol despite there being no evidence that the stage was designed to resemble anything related to Nazi imagery or that organizers were even remotely aware of the connection.
CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp initially responded to the claims, which even left-wing journalists <a href="https://twitter.com/jonathanvswan/status/1365857277199200256">dismissed</a> as <a href="https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/1366506219133947911">conspiratorial</a> nonsense, by calling the allegations &#8220;outrageous and slanderous.&#8221;
&#8220;We have a long standing commitment to the Jewish community,&#8221; Schlapp <a href="https://twitter.com/mschlapp/status/1365765584810565636">said</a>. &#8220;Cancel culture extremists must address antisemitism within their own ranks. CPAC proudly stands with our Jewish allies, including those speaking from this stage.&#8221;
Hyatt released two statements on Sunday the weekend on the issue saying that it took concern that the stage could be a hate symbol &#8220;very seriously as all such symbols are abhorrent and unequivocally counter to our values as a company.&#8221;
&#8220;The CPAC 2021 event is hosted and managed by the American Conservative Union that manages all aspects of event logistics, including the stage design and aesthetics,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;We discussed directly with ACU leadership who told us that any resemblance to a symbol of hate is unintentional. We will continue to stay in dialogue with event organizers regarding our deep concerns. Any further questions can be directed to CPAC.&#8221;
Later on Sunday, Hyatt issued a much harsher statement attacking CPAC, claiming that attendees had to be reminded &#8220;to wear masks and socially distance, even while colleagues occasionally faced hostility from attendees who did not support our policies.&#8221;
&#8220;Further, we were extremely disappointed by the disrespect many individuals involved in the event showed to our colleagues, as it is reflective neither of our own commitment to care for members of the Hyatt family nor of how we wish to conduct business,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;When we learned that CPAC 2021 stage design had been compared to a symbol of hate, we promptly raised this concern with meeting organizers who strongly denied any connection to such symbols. Had we initially recognized the potential connections to hate symbolism, we would have proactively addressed it prior to commencement of the event. Unfortunately, this became clear to us only after the event kicked off. With CPAC’s denial of any intentional connection to hate symbols and our concerns over the safety of guests and colleagues in what could have been a disruptive situation, we allowed the event to continue.&#8221;
CPAC responded to the statement by saying that Hyatt&#8217;s words ran contrary to its own mission statement because they were attacking their customer &#8220;by caving into the pressures of the politically motivated social media agitators who seek to destroy CPAC, our attendees and speakers from across the country, and the millions of Americans who support our work.&#8221;
CPAC said that Hyatt&#8217;s statements appeared to &#8220;validate demonstrably false and malicious claims&#8221; that were made being made against CPAC by far-left activists. CPAC said that senior management at the hotel &#8220;acknowledged that these claims were false and agreed to share any statement before its release,&#8221; which CPAC said was crucial so that the public would know the truth about the situation. The statement also said that Hyatt Hotels had &#8220;recruited&#8221; CPAC.
&#8220;For months we have collaborated with your team on logistics, including sharing, reviewing, and approving the stage design that was created by one of our subcontractors,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;The fact that no one on the Hyatt staff ever raised concerns during the process shows the ridiculous nature of your statements. Moreover, your statements falsely conceal your oversight role. In fact, the Hyatt Hotel, with our organization and subcontractors, approved and worked collaboratively to build this stage. Only after a coordinated far-left assault to destroy our conference arose did you succumb to lies and compound them with your own.&#8221;
&#8220;Our Jewish Board Members, staff, speakers, and attendees are appalled by the Hyatt leadership for not standing with us as we fight against antisemitism (a term that Hyatt fails to use in its statements),&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;We would have hoped that our 10th annual Shabbat Dinner, daily Jewish prayer services, and speeches on the main stage from Jewish leaders, such as Ambassador David Friedman, Former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, and Rabbi Yitz Tendler would be enough to put an end to these outrageous falsehoods.&#8221;
Schlapp tweeted on Monday afternoon, &#8220;Just leaving the Hyatt in Orlando. The valet thanked me for bringing @CPAC to this hotel. He said it was the first time the hotel felt back to normal. He also said the patriotism was amazing. The NYC Comms consultants for Hyatt should talk to their employees. #AmericaUncanceled&#8221;
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Just leaving the Hyatt in Orlando. The valet thanked me for bringing <a href="https://twitter.com/CPAC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CPAC</a> to this hotel. He said it was the first time the hotel felt back to normal. He also said the patriotism was amazing. The NYC Comms consultants for Hyatt should talk to their employees. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmericaUncanceled?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AmericaUncanceled</a>
&mdash; Matt Schlapp (@mschlapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/mschlapp/status/1366526378175299586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 1, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Key Speakers At Conservative Political Action Conference

CPAC Unloads On Hyatt Hotels For Allegedly Lying About Stage Debacle: ‘You Recruited Us,’ Helped Build Stage

Conservatives have the right to gather and peacefully express their views, Hyatt Hotels said Friday.
The hotel chain began facing blowback from left-wing activists last week for allowing this year&#8217;s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to be held at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Florida.
“We take pride in operating a highly inclusive environment and we believe that the facilitation of gatherings is a central element of what we do as a hospitality company,” a spokesperson for Hyatt <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/hyatt-defends-cpac-decision">told</a> Fox Business.
“We believe in the right of individuals and organizations to peacefully express their views, independent of the degree to which the perspectives of those hosting meetings and events at our hotels align with ours,” the spokesperson said.
“Our own values support a culture that is characterized by empathy, respect and diversity of opinions and backgrounds, and we strive to bring this to light through what we do and how we engage with those in our care,&#8221; Hyatt added.
As <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/hyatt-defends-cpac-decision">noted</a> by Fox News, a #BoycottHyatt hashtag spread on social media after it was learned that the hotel was allowing conservatives to host their event, &#8220;which some people alleged the company was endorsing by allowing it to happen at one of its properties.&#8221;
The targeting of the hotel ramped up over the weekend when left-wing activists <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alyssa-milano-calls-cpac-attendees-nazis-floats-conspiracy-about-stage-targets-hotel-chain-for-hosting-event">floated</a> the conspiracy theory that CPAC organizers intentionally set up the stage to reflect Nazi symbolism known as the Odal Rune.
Lead organizer of CPAC Matt Schlapp ripped those floating the conspiracy, calling the claims “outrageous and slanderous.”
“Stage design conspiracies are outrageous and slanderous,” he wrote to Twitter on Saturday. “We have a long standing commitment to the Jewish community. Cancel culture extremists must address antisemitism within their own ranks.”
“CPAC proudly stands with our Jewish allies, including those speaking from this stage,” Schlapp added.
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Stage design conspiracies are outrageous and slanderous. We have a long standing commitment to the Jewish community. Cancel culture extremists must address antisemitism within their own ranks. CPAC proudly stands with our Jewish allies, including those speaking from this stage.
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Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-conservative-hate-idUSKCN2AS0R2">reported</a> Sunday that Hyatt Hotels Corp, asked about the stage and the alleged embedded Nazi symbolism, said they take the &#8220;concern raised&#8221; &#8220;very seriously&#8221; and condemn &#8220;symbols of hate&#8221; as &#8220;abhorrent.&#8221;
“We take the concern raised about the prospect of symbols of hate being included in the stage design at CPAC 2021 very seriously as all such symbols are abhorrent and unequivocally counter to our values as a company,&#8221; the hotel chair said, according to Reuters.
&#8220;Hyatt said all aspects of conference logistics, including the stage design, were managed by the American Conservative Union, which organized the conference,&#8221; the report added.
As noted by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alyssa-milano-calls-cpac-attendees-nazis-floats-conspiracy-about-stage-targets-hotel-chain-for-hosting-event">The Daily Wire</a>, actress Alyssa Milano was one of the left-wing activists to spread the conspiracy. She also called for a boycott of Hyatt for allowing CPAC to be hosted at one of their hotels, writing, &#8220;[Hyatt] is totally fine hosting Nazis. #CPAC#boycottHYATT #QPAC2021.”
<a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/hyatt-defends-cpac-decision">According</a> to Fox News, it has been estimated that the 2021 CPAC event could &#8220;have a <a href="https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/02/25/cpac-could-have-multi-million-dollar-economic-impact-on-central-florida/">multimillion-dollar impact</a> on the local area at a time when the broader U.S. economy is struggling to combat the devastating financial effects of the ongoing pandemic.&#8221;
UPDATE: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cpac-unloads-on-hyatt-hotels-for-allegedly-lying-about-stage-debacle-you-recruited-us-helped-build-stage">CPAC Unloads On Hyatt Hotels For Allegedly Lying About Stage Debacle: ‘You Recruited Us,’ Helped Build Stage</a>

Democrats Target Hyatt Hotel For Hosting CPAC; Hyatt: Conservatives Have A Right To Express Their Views

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Former President Donald Trump commemorated the late conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh during his speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday.
&#8220;I also want to pay my love and respect to the great Rush Limbaugh, who is watching closely and smiling down on us,&#8221; Trump told the enthusiastic audience.
&#8220;He is watching, and he’s loving it, and he loves Kathryn,&#8221; he continued, addressing Limbaugh&#8217;s wife, who was in attendance. &#8220;Kathryn, thank you for being here, so great. Thank you, Kathryn. He loved you, Kathryn, I will tell you that.&#8221;
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President Trump pays his respects to Rush Limbaugh. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CPAC2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CPAC2021</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmericaUnCanceled?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AmericaUnCanceled</a> <a href="https://t.co/4XmiH5O4dj">pic.twitter.com/4XmiH5O4dj</a>
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Limbaugh, an outspoken Trump supporter, died Feb. 17 at the age of 70 after a yearlong battle with Stage 4 lung cancer.
Limbaugh helped shape modern conservatism and left an indelible mark on American politics. Known for his bombastic rhetoric, he antagonized some of the Right’s favorite foes over the decades.
Limbaugh was privately laid to rest last week in St. Louis, Missouri. As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rush-limbaugh-laid-to-rest-at-private-ceremony-in-missouri" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>:
<blockquote>Rush Limbaugh was buried in a very private ceremony at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis on Wednesday.
Limbaugh’s wife, Kathryn, said in a statement that her husband was “honorably laid to rest” with close, immediate family in attendance, according to the <a href="https://www.semissourian.com/story/2868048.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Southeast Missourian</a>. There will be a virtual celebration of life service held in the future for the public.
The late conservative radio host’s flag-draped casket was drawn by horses to his grave, which lies about 120 miles north of his native Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Sources told local <a href="https://www.radio.com/971talk/news/politics/rush-limbaugh-laid-to-rest-in-st-louis" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">KFTK</a> that the cemetery was closed to the public for several hours Wednesday while around 40 family members and dignitaries had to pass through security before being allowed on the grounds.</blockquote>
Joel C. Rosenberg, a friend and former employee of Limbaugh, recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-was-real-friend-and-former-employee-reveals-rush-limbaughs-journey-to-faith" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">wrote</a> about how Limbaugh became a devout Christian in his final years, which offered him hope and comfort when he knew he was dying. Rosenberg noted how extraordinary it was for Limbaugh to have spoken about his faith publicly in the months before his death.
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-was-real-friend-and-former-employee-reveals-rush-limbaughs-journey-to-faith" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">noted</a>:
<blockquote>“It was because he had truly wrestled through the claims of Jesus for himself, and come to the conclusion that Jesus really did die on the cross, rise again, and was the Messiah, the Savior and the King of the universe,” said Rosenberg. “And having placed his faith in Christ’s love and forgiveness, he now had a certain, definitive hope that he was going to heaven when he died, and peace for every day before that.”
Rosenberg noted how extraordinary it was for Limbaugh to have spoken about his faith publicly in the months before his death. “For such a public person, Rush was also intensely private. But he began talking about his faith in Christ, and I knew beyond the shadow of a doubt it was real.”</blockquote>
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