How Trump’s big lie played out on the CPAC stage

Most speakers focused on issues other than election integrity, but prominent election deniers were still given top billing

In the exhibit hall, vendors displayed various styles of hats declaring Trump won" and attendees referred to former president Donald Trump as the rightful winner of the 2020 election.

But on the event stage, most prominent Republican lawmakers at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) didn't bring up Trump's big lie. Instead they largely chose not to repeat his common talking point that rampant voter fraud cost him his re-election.