2021 CPAC shows the great divide in the Republican Party

President Trump will make his first major appearance since leaving office, tonight, at CPAC, which is traditionally, a political conference attended by conservative activists and elected officials, in a unifying manner, however, recently the convention is seen as a ‘’maga’’ convention. And a sign, of division spurred in the Republican Party. Following the insurrection at the Capital on January 6th, the GOP seemingly split up to two different parties. The first, is the move on conservative’s, that desire a more conventional conservative agenda, and want to move on from the Trump era, and the other portion of the Republican party, is stringently supporting the Former President, and have no other political desire other than Donald Trump being the President. At the head of the ‘’move on’’ conservative movement, is the most powerful elected conservative in the country, Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell. While McConnell did vote to acquit President Trump on charges of impeachment following the Capital Attack, he did give a blistering condemnation of the Former President, by saying it was a ‘’disgraceful dereliction of duty.’’ At CPAC this year, McConnell wasn’t even invited, and others, like Nikki Haley, Liz Chaney, Mitt Romney, and even former Vice President, Mike Pence, declined their invites to CPAC, which signals the split in high ranking Republicans. For now, though, it seems like Trump still has a hold of the Republican Party.