A group of Republican critics of former President Donald Trump will gather in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss two GOP members of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capital, Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam of Illinois. کنزنگر.
His two-day conference, dubbed "Principle One: The Summit," will also champion state GOP officials who have been pushing for Trump to prevent President Joe Biden from taking office after the 2020 election. Refused to support
CBS News has obtained a four-page draft of the schedule for the lower level gathering, which will be held on February 26-27 at the National Press Club.
Republican Attorney Heath May, founder of Principal First for America, the advocacy organization that hosted the summit, confirmed the schedule. The timing of the event is significant, as Trump and his allies address a high-profile Conservative political action conference this weekend. In Orlando, Florida. Last year, the CPA C, was a stronghold of Trump's support, with the audience photographing a copy of the former president's golden fiberglass and giving him a rousing welcome on stage.
Mayo said in an interview that his event would "definitely be programming against the CPA C, and an opportunity for Republicans to be wary of Trump and his grip on the GOP on the network and about it. Initial discussions will be held on whether the wing of his party can form an alliance behind the like-minded candidate. Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
"We want to come together in a visual show in support of those who took a stand for ideas when it wasn't comfortable, Mayo said. "You still don't see those people in the rooms that are full of energy. But I think there is energy. We'll see how many people come."
Mayo added, "I believe there is a lane here, for 2024. The party is completely caught up in the cycle of talking about whether the last election is legitimate and if Liz Cheney, [Maryland] Gov. Larry Hogan, or someone else is compelled and wants. Run, I think a lot of people will listen. "
Hogan, a critic of Trump who recently ran for a US Senate seat in Maryland, has said he will consider a possible 2024 presidential candidacy. Mayo said Bill Platocchi, a prominent member of the Republican National Committee from New Jersey, was a recent addition. Until Saturday's conference schedule. Palatucci's decision to appear comes after tensions within the RNC over his passionate political and financial support for Trump, which faces several legal challenges and investigations.
Patocchi, a longtime ally of former New Jersey GOP Gov. Chris Christie, opposed the RNC's decision to pass a resolution at a winter meeting in Salt Lake City earlier this month, which included Cheney and Kensinger on the House Select Committee. Reprimanded for the role.
"They invited me to speak after what happened at RNC, and I'm happy to do that," Palatucci said in an interview. "These conversations need to be made public."
Cheney will speak from the summit on February 26, and Kinzinger is scheduled to deliver the keynote address on February 27. Former Virginia Republican congressman Denver Regalman, a senior select committee member, will also address the gathering.
Last Thursday, just weeks after the RNC's resolution against Cheney and Kensinger, House Republican minority leader Kevin McCarthy backed Harriet Hag man, China's main challenger in Wyoming. McCarthy's support for Hag man came after months of public controversy involving the Chinese, the state and the Republican Party. His vote for impeachment of Trump after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Prior to voting in May 2021, Cheney served as the House GOP's conference chair on the McCarthy-led team.
Georgia's Republican lieutenant governor, Geoff Duncan, is also scheduled to speak in person at "Principals First: The Summit" on February 27. Duncan was attacked by Trump for standing with Georgia Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who confirmed Mr Biden's victory. In the state amid pressure from Trump and other Republicans. Mayo said Raffensperger would address the conference from afar.
Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Wingman, a key figure in the first indictment against Trump, is also on the conference's list of speakers, as is the Capitol Police Office, Harry Dunn.
Dunn, a black police officer, testified before a select committee last year that he suffered severe racism and violence while on duty during the Capitol attack.
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