‘The base is solidly behind him’: Trumpism expected to thrive at CPAC
by David Smith in Washington from on (#5EMJR)
Lineup at annual gathering features former president's allies - and Trump himself - suggesting his dominance is undiminished by his election loss
Ronald Solomon spent five days making the 2,300-mile drive from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Orlando, Florida, where he will sell about 75 different hat designs, 15 types of flag, 10 T-shirt designs and a range of eight face masks.
Solomon is the president of the Maga Mall, a retailer of Donald Trump and Make America great again" merchandise. Undeterred by the former president's 2020 election defeat and disgrace, he expects to do brisk business when the biggest annual gathering of grassroots conservatives opens on Thursday.
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