CPAC 2026: Iran Rift Hits MAGA Hard as Trump Skips

The Impact

Picture this: thousands of red-hatted patriots packed into a convention hall, chanting "USA!" while privately fretting over gas pumps hitting $5 a gallon and sons potentially shipping off to Tehran. That's CPAC 2026 in a nutshell. The Conservative Political Action Conference, once Trump's personal victory lap, turned into a raw display of MAGA anxiety over the Iran war. Trump's unprecedented skip—his first in years—left the crowd buzzing with unease, as reported by The...