Conservatives Rally Around Trump as Threats Mount

Washington Post: “Acquiescence to Trump is now the defining trait of the Republican Party more than two years into his presidency — overwhelming and at times erasing principles that conservatives viewed as the foundation of the party for more than a half century.”

“Trump’s ownership of the GOP was on vivid display again Saturday, when the president appeared at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, an annual gathering that has transformed into a raucous celebration of Trump, featuring propaganda-style art and a speaker who declared that the president was ‘chosen by God.'”

“Standing before an exuberant crowd chanting ‘Trump!’ and ‘U-S-A,’ Trump spent two hours railing against the ‘failed ruling class,’ calling the special counsel’s Russia investigation ‘bullshit’ and portraying his 2016 election as a historic moment in global history.”

Politico: “Trump, basking in the adoration of the crowd, largely glossed over the North Korea summit’s collapse, instead reviving several of his greatest hits, from rehashing the 2016 election to obsessing over the crowd size at his inauguration.”

The Hill has the top 9 moments from Trump’s freewheeling speech.