USA Today, 2/26/2021
This year's CPAC speakers who are suspected of harboring presidential ambitions include:
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who will give the welcoming speech;
- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., whose national security speech is entitled "Keeping America Safe";
- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., who plans to discuss religious freedom;
- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., rebuked by many for his support of Trump's election protests, but popular with members of the ex-president's political base;
- South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who is seeking to build name recognition;
- Mike Pompeo, talking about his foreign policy record as Trump's secretary of state; and
- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a runner-up to Trump during the 2016 Republican primaries. Cruz also has been criticized for backing Trump's election protests – and for recently traveling to Mexico while his state suffered electricity blackouts from severe winter storms.
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