At CPAC, Texas Shows Love for Ken Paxton and Boos for an Absent John Cornyn
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Texas Senator John Cornyn chose not to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Grapevine, Texas, amid a right-wing challenge to his Senate seat.
- Steve Bannon criticized Cornyn at CPAC, claiming Cornyn viewed the event and its attendees as beneath him, using this to promote Ken Paxton as a preferable candidate.
- The CPAC event featured prominent conservative figures and had a strong Texas cultural theme, drawing passionate far-right activists and supporters.
- Bannon's remarks led to a hostile reaction from the CPAC crowd, who booed Cornyn's absence and expressed disapproval.
