{"id":1974839,"date":"2023-07-17T04:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T08:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-warns-young-conservatives-to-pay-attention-to-topics-with-unapproved-words\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T04:33:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T08:33:13","slug":"tucker-carlson-warns-young-conservatives-to-pay-attention-to-topics-with-unapproved-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-warns-young-conservatives-to-pay-attention-to-topics-with-unapproved-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Tucker Carlson cautions young conservatives about sensitive subjects with &#8216;unauthorized language&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftucker-carlson-warns-young-conservatives-to-pay-attention-to-topics-with-unapproved-words%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1974839&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div \u2064class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0717\/58f4b20a-2abe-40c8-b614-9200df4243f1\/audio.mp3?length=11221965&#038;duration=935\"><\/div>\n<p>\u2063  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.\u2014Since\u200c his \u200cseparation \u2064from \u2063Fox News, political \u200ccommentator Tucker Carlson \u2063hasn\u2019t spoken much publicly\u2014until\u2062 this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u2064 rare spurt \u200dof appearances, \u200bhe\u2063 enjoyed\u200b the adulation\u200b of \u200dthousands of \u2064enthusiastic\u200c conservatives at\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cases-drop-recovery-rate-rises-in-india-where-omicron-has-yet-to-dominate\/\" title=\"Cases Drop, Recovery Rate Rises in India, Where Omicron Has Yet to Dominate\">political gatherings<\/a>\u200b in\u2063 two states.<\/p>\n<p>On\u2062 July 14,\u200d he \u200b<a \u200bhref=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/vivek-ramaswamy-makes-his-case-in-qa-with-tucker-carlson_5400525.html\">publicly \u200dgrilled<\/a> most of\u200c the \u2062top-tier \u200dRepublican presidential candidates\u2014with the \u200dexception\u2062 of former President \u200dDonald \u2062Trump\u2014at the Family \u2063Leadership Summit in\u2063 Iowa. As \u2063the \u2062nation\u2019s first \u200cstate to caucus, \u2064it\u2019s \u2064been\u200c the \u2063midwestern \u2064mecca\u200b of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-blasted-for-huge-funds-reopening-schools\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Blasted For Huge Funds Reopening Schools\">political activity<\/a> in recent \u2062weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Mr. Carlson caught a flight to Florida, where \u200bhe \u2064lives \u2064in cooler\u2064 times of the\u2062 year, to speak the next day at \u2064the\u200c Turning\u200b Point \u200cAction Conference in \u200bWest Palm Beach.<\/p>\n<p>\u2063  <\/p>\n<p>Speaker\u200d line-ups\u200c at Turning \u200cPoint events often \u2064read\u200c like\u200c a who\u2019s who\u200b of conservative politics, \u2064sometimes\u2064 even\u2063 drawing \u200cleading figures\u200b from\u200b other \u2064countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u2062  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This time,\u2064 the\u2063 two-day\u2062 conference attracted about\u200c 6,000 people\u2014mostly \u2063college-age\u2064 conservatives\u2014from\u2062 around the country \u200bto hear \u200dfrom GOP\u2064 firebrands. Attendees\u2063 also \u200dmingled, \u2063attended Republican\u2062 strategy\u2064 workshops\u2062 on winning elections, and \u2062shopped for patriotic merchandise\u2064 and Trump gear.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Carlson was one of\u200d the crowd favorites.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063 <figure\u200c id=\"attachment_5402121\"\u2063 style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n \u200d  \u200d <a \u200bhref=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/16\/id5402121-IMG_1120-1200x900.jpeg\"><br \/>\n  \u2063    \u200c<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u200d  \u200b  <\/a> Sherry Meldin models a\u200d popular \u200citem \u2062at the Trump\u200b Girl \u200cShop booth\u2014a sequined, \u2064American flag\u200b dress\u2014at the\u2063 Turning Point Action \u2063Conference \u2062in\u200b West\u200d Palm Beach on \u2063July \u200d15, 2023. \u2063(Nanette\u2064 Holt\/The \u200dEpoch\u2064 Times)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<h2>Tight Security for\u2063 Trump Speech<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Day 1,\u2062 conference-goers \u200dcrammed into\u2062 the Palm Beach \u200bConvention Center\u2019s \u200cmain hall \u200bafter spending\u200b hours \u2063in line. \u2064They inched \u200dforward \u200bin\u2064 the \u200cblazing sun, waiting to\u200d be\u200d inspected in \u200cscreenings\u2063 overseen by \u200bthe U.S. Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p>\u2064  <\/p>\n<p \u2064class=\"p1\">Once inside, \u2062attendees\u200d heard \u200dfrom\u200b a\u2062 string of \u2064outspoken supporters of \u2062Mr. Trump, the \u200breason for\u200c the \u200ctight security. \u200dHis champions \u200bincluded congressmen\u200c Byron\u200b Donalds and\u200b Matt Gaetz, both Republicans representing \u2062Florida.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2063  <p\u200d class=\"p1\">\u201cWe ride \u2064or die \u2063with Donald John Trump,\u201d \u2063Mr. Gaetz said, above the roaring crowd, when it was his \u200bturn to speak. He also proclaimed\u200c he\u2019d be \u200cintroducing \u201cin the coming days a \u2063national prayer-in-school law,\u201d an\u2064 announcement\u2063 that\u2062 brought\u2063 more \u2063raucous cheers.<\/p>\n<p> \u200b \u2064<\/p>\n<p \u2062class=\"p1\">Also\u200c riling\u2063 up the \u2064crowd was\u2064 Republican\u2062 presidential candidate Vivek\u2063 Ramaswamy, who\u2062 spoke in\u2064 the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/polls-clash-over-glenn-youngkins-latino-support\/\" title=\"Polls Clash over Glenn Youngkin's Latino Support\">standing-room-<\/a>only space. He said \u2062he\u2019s been\u200d criticized\u2062 for not\u200c attacking his chief opponent, apparently\u200b alluding to\u2063 Mr. \u200dTrump.<\/p>\n<p> \u200b <\/p>\n<figure \u200cid=\"attachment_5400640\"\u200b style=\"width:\u200d 640px\"\u200b class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n   \u2064\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15\/id5400640-GettyImages-1543866197-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n  \u200d   \u200b \u200b<figcaption \u200dclass=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u200b  \u200b <\/a>\u2064 Republican presidential \u2062candidate \u200cVivek Ramaswamy\u200d fields\u2064 questions from former\u200b Fox\u200c News host Tucker Carlson at the\u2064 Family Leadership\u200b Summit\u2062 in \u200dDes Moines,\u2062 Iowa on July\u200b 14, \u200b2023.\u200b (Scott Olson\/Getty\u2062 Images)<br \/>\n \u2064 <\/figure>\n<p> \u200b <p\u200d class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m\u2063 not running against anyone \u200bin\u2063 this \u200crace,\u201d\u200b Mr.\u2064 Ramaswamy said. \u2062\u201cI\u2019m\u2063 running\u200c <i>for<\/i> our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 37-year-old political newcomer received \u200can enthusiastic standing ovation \u2064as he\u2062 left the stage.<\/p>\n<p>  \u2062<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">\u2018All the\u200b Cool People are\u2064 Here\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u200b  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As \u200dMr. Carlson\u200c stepped \u200bout to plumes of yellow \u200cpyrotechnics shooting up from\u200b the front \u200dof the stage, attendees were on \u200dtheir feet again, \u2063cheering \u200band\u200b holding \u2064up phones to capture video of\u200b the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b  <\/p>\n<p \u200cclass=\"p2\">\u201cThank you,\u201d \u2063he repeated over \u2063and over, \u2064shaking his head and chuckling. \u201cI don\u2019t \u2062think most\u200b unemployed people\u200b get\u2062 a \u200breception like that.\u201d<span \u200dclass=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p> \u2064 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As \u2063the cheering \u200cand clapping continued, he scanned \u2063the audience, clearly \u200drecognizing some, \u2064and \u200cexclaiming, \u201cRoger Stone! All the cool people \u200bare here.\u2063 It\u2019s, like,\u2063 unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As if\u2063 surprised \u2064by \u200dthe\u2064 unrelenting chorus of \u2062whooping, he\u2062 said with \u2063incredulity, \u201cWow. I \u2062haven\u2019t \u200bbeen \u2064around a ton of\u2062 people in \u200da\u2063 while. But I\u200c never miss \u200dthis event.\u2064 Ever.\u200b And \u200dI meet\u2064 the\u2063 nicest people,\u200b really, that I \u2063ever \u2063meet \u2064at \u2064these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u200d \u200b<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5402546\" style=\"width: \u2063640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\u2064  \u2062  <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17\/id5402546-IMG_1189-1200x900.jpeg\"><br \/>\n\u200b \u2062  \u2062 \u200c \u2063<figcaption \u200cclass=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u2064\u2064  \u200c\u200c <\/a> Attendees\u200c at \u2063the \u200cTurning Point\u2063 Action Conference were\u200b encouraged to decorate\u2062 oversized images\u200c of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-warns-young-conservatives-to-pay-attention-to-topics-with-unapproved-words\/\" title=\"Tucker Carlson cautions young conservatives about sensitive subjects with 'unauthorized language'.\">presidential candidates\u2019 faces\u2014including<\/a>\u200c former Vice President \u200cMike Pence \u200c(L)\u2063 and Vivek \u2062Ramaswamy\u2014with messages at\u200c the conservative \u200dgathering\u200d in \u2063West Palm \u200cBeach, \u200cFla., on\u2062 July \u200b16, \u20642023. (Nanette Holt\/The\u200d Epoch Times)<br \/>\n \u2064 <\/figure>\n<p> \u200b <\/p>\n<h2>Tight\u2064 Security for \u200dTrump\u200c Speech<\/h2>\n<p>\u200b \u200d <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Day 1, conference-goers\u2063 crammed into the Palm\u2063 Beach Convention Center\u2019s\u2064 main\u200b hall after spending \u200bhours\u200c in\u2064 line. They inched \u2064forward in\u200b the blazing \u2063sun,\u200d waiting \u200bto \u2063be \u200cinspected\u2064 in\u2064 screenings\u2064 overseen\u200c by\u200d the U.S. Secret \u200cService.<\/p>\n<p> \u2064 <p\u200c class=\"p1\">Once inside,\u2062 attendees heard \u200dfrom \u200ba string of outspoken\u2062 supporters of Mr. Trump,\u2064 the \u200creason \u200cfor\u2063 the \u2063tight security. His \u2063champions included \u200ccongressmen Byron\u200b Donalds and Matt \u2063Gaetz, both Republicans representing \u2063Florida.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u200c<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe ride \u200bor die \u2064with \u200bDonald\u2063 John Trump,\u201d \u2063Mr. \u2064Gaetz said, above \u2064the\u2062 roaring crowd, when\u200b it\u2062 was \u200chis\u2062 turn \u200dto speak.\u2062 He\u2063 also proclaimed\u200b he\u2019d be\u2064 introducing \u201cin \u2062the\u200c coming days a\u2062 national\u200b prayer-in-school law,\u201d an announcement that brought \u200cmore \u2062raucous\u200d cheers.<\/p>\n<p>  \u200d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Also riling up \u200dthe\u2062 crowd was \u200cRepublican presidential \u2062candidate \u200dVivek Ramaswamy, \u200bwho\u200c spoke \u2064in \u200bthe standing-room-only space.\u2064 He said he\u2019s been \u2064criticized for not attacking his chief opponent, apparently alluding to \u200dMr. Trump.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5400640\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption \u2064aligncenter\">\n \u2062   <a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15\/id5400640-GettyImages-1543866197-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n \u200b  \u200c \u2063 \u200b<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u2063 \u2064   <\/a>\u2062 Republican presidential\u200d candidate\u200d Vivek\u200d Ramaswamy\u200d fields\u2063 questions \u200dfrom former\u2063 Fox News host \u200cTucker \u200cCarlson at the \u200cFamily Leadership \u200dSummit in Des Moines, Iowa on July 14, \u20632023. \u2063(Scott\u2063 Olson\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>\u200d  <p\u200d class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m not running \u200dagainst anyone in \u200bthis race,\u201d Mr. \u2062Ramaswamy \u200bsaid.\u2062 \u201cI\u2019m running <i>for<\/i> our \u200ccountry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 37-year-old political\u200b newcomer received \u200dan\u200b enthusiastic standing ovation \u200bas he \u200bleft \u2063the stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d  <\/p>\n<h2 \u200dclass=\"p1\">\u2018All\u200c the Cool\u2064 People are Here\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u200b  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As Mr. Carlson\u200c stepped\u2063 out\u2062 to plumes \u2063of yellow\u200c pyrotechnics \u2062shooting up \u200bfrom the \u2062front of \u2064the stage, \u200dattendees\u200b were \u200don their feet\u2063 again, cheering and \u2064holding up phones\u2064 to\u200d capture\u200b video of the \u2062moment.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cThank you,\u201d he repeated\u200d over and \u200bover, shaking\u2062 his head and chuckling. \u201cI don\u2019t\u2063 think most \u2062unemployed people get\u200c a\u200d reception like that.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u200d<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \u200d <\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As\u200d the\u2063 cheering and clapping continued, he \u2064scanned the audience, \u2064clearly recognizing some, and \u2062exclaiming, \u200d\u201cRoger\u2063 Stone! All \u200bthe\u200d cool \u2062people are \u2062here. It\u2019s, \u200dlike, unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u200d <\/p>\n<p>As if surprised by \u2064the \u200dunrelenting chorus of\u200b whooping, he \u200bsaid\u200d with incredulity, \u201cWow. I haven\u2019t been around\u200b a ton of people in\u2063 a while.\u200c But I never miss \u200dthis event. Ever. And\u2062 I meet the \u200bnicest people, really, that \u2062I \u200bever meet\u200b at\u200b these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2063  \u200d<figure\u2062 id=\"attachment_5402546\"\u2063 style=\"width:\u2062 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\u2064    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17\/id5402546-IMG_1189-1200x900.jpeg\"><br \/>\n \u2064 \u200b  \u2063\u200b \u200c<figcaption\u200b class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u2063  \u2064 <\/a>\u200b Attendees\u2064 at the Turning\u2062 Point\u200b Action Conference were encouraged to\u200c decorate \u200boversized\u200c images of presidential candidates\u2019 faces\u2014including former\u2062 Vice \u2062President Mike\u2062 Pence (L)\u200b and\u2063 Vivek\u2064 Ramaswamy\u2014with messages at the\u2064 conservative \u200dgathering in West Palm\u200d Beach, Fla.,\u200c on\u2062 July\u200b 16,\u2062 2023. (Nanette \u2062Holt\/The Epoch Times)<br \/>\n \u200d <\/figure>\n<p> \u2062 <\/p>\n<h2>Tight\u200d Security for Trump\u2064 Speech<\/h2>\n<p> \u200c <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Day\u200b 1, conference-goers \u200ccrammed \u2064into \u200dthe\u2062 Palm Beach\u2062 Convention\u200c Center\u2019s main\u200b hall \u2062after \u200dspending\u2062 hours in line. \u2063They \u200dinched \u200bforward in the \u200dblazing\u200c sun, waiting\u200d to be inspected\u2062 in screenings overseen by the U.S. \u200cSecret \u2064Service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Once\u200d inside, attendees heard from a \u2064string of \u200doutspoken supporters\u2064 of Mr. \u2062Trump, \u200cthe reason \u200bfor \u200dthe\u200d tight security. His champions included congressmen \u200cByron Donalds and Matt\u2064 Gaetz,\u2062 both Republicans \u2064representing\u2063 Florida.<span\u200c class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe \u2064ride\u200c or\u200c die with Donald John\u200d Trump,\u201d Mr. Gaetz said, \u2064above the roaring\u2063 crowd, \u2064when it was\u200c his turn\u2062 to speak. He\u200b also\u2063 proclaimed \u2064he\u2019d be introducing \u201cin the \u200dcoming \u2063days \u2064a\u200c national prayer-in-school law,\u201d an announcement\u2064 that \u200dbrought \u200bmore\u200c raucous\u2064 cheers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2064 \u2064 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Also\u2062 riling\u2062 up the crowd\u200c was Republican presidential candidate Vivek \u200bRamaswamy,\u2063 who \u200cspoke in the standing-room-only\u200b space. He said he\u2019s \u2064been criticized for not\u2064 attacking \u200chis chief\u200b opponent, \u2062apparently alluding to Mr. \u2063Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d  <\/p>\n<figure \u2063id=\"attachment_5400640\" style=\"width: \u2063640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\u2062  \u200c  \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15\/id5400640-GettyImages-1543866197-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n  \u200b<figcaption \u2062class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Republican presidential candidate\u2063 Vivek Ramaswamy fields questions from former Fox \u2064News host\u200d Tucker\u2064 Carlson at the Family \u200cLeadership \u2064Summit\u200c in Des Moines, Iowa\u200b on \u2063July 14, 2023. \u200d(Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p \u200cclass=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m not running against \u200danyone in\u2064 this \u2064race,\u201d \u200bMr. Ramaswamy said. \u201cI\u2019m running\u200b <i>for<\/i>\u2063 our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u200c <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 37-year-old political newcomer received an enthusiastic \u2063standing ovation as he left \u200dthe \u2064stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u2064  \u200c<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">\u2018All \u200bthe Cool People are\u200b Here\u2019<\/h2>\n<p \u200cclass=\"p1\">As \u200bMr. Carlson\u200c stepped out \u200bto \u200bplumes of yellow \u200dpyrotechnics \u2064shooting up\u200d from \u200bthe front\u2063 of the \u2064stage, \u200dattendees\u2064 were \u200bon \u2063their feet again, \u2063cheering and holding\u200c up phones \u2062to capture video \u200dof the moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cThank \u2064you,\u201d\u2063 he repeated \u200cover and\u200b over,\u2064 shaking his\u200d head\u2062 and \u2062chuckling.\u2063 \u201cI don\u2019t \u2064think \u2063most unemployed \u2062people \u200bget \u2064a reception \u200blike that.\u201d<span\u2064 class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p> \u2064 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As the cheering and clapping continued, he \u2062scanned the \u2064audience, \u2064clearly recognizing some, and exclaiming,\u2063 \u201cRoger\u2063 Stone! \u200dAll\u200c the cool people\u2063 are \u200dhere. It\u2019s, like, unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u200b <\/p>\n<p>As if\u200d surprised by \u2062the\u2063 unrelenting chorus \u2064of whooping, he said\u2064 with\u2062 incredulity, \u201cWow. I haven\u2019t\u200d been \u2062around\u2062 a ton of \u200dpeople in \u2062a while. But I \u2063never\u2064 miss this event.\u2062 Ever. And I \u200cmeet\u2064 the nicest people, really, that \u2063I ever \u200dmeet \u2062at these.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure \u2062id=\"attachment_5402546\" style=\"width:\u200b 640px\" class=\"wp-caption\u2062 aligncenter\">\n  \u200d \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17\/id5402546-IMG_1189-1200x900.jpeg\"><br \/>\n \u2063\u2064  \u2064<figcaption\u200c class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u2062  <\/a> Attendees at the\u2063 Turning Point Action Conference \u200cwere \u2063encouraged to decorate \u200boversized images of \u200dpresidential\u2062 candidates\u2019 faces\u2014including former\u200d Vice President \u2062Mike Pence (L) \u200dand\u2062 Vivek Ramaswamy\u2014with messages \u2064at\u2064 the conservative\u2064 gathering in \u200bWest Palm Beach, Fla., on July 16, \u20632023.\u200d (Nanette\u200d Holt\/The Epoch Times)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<h2>Tight Security \u2062for Trump Speech<\/h2>\n<p> \u2062 <\/p>\n<p \u200bclass=\"p1\">On \u200cDay 1, \u200dconference-goers\u2062 crammed \u2064into \u200bthe Palm Beach Convention \u2064Center\u2019s main\u2063 hall\u200d after spending \u200dhours \u200din line.\u200b They inched\u2063 forward\u200d in \u2064the \u2064blazing sun,\u2064 waiting to be \u200binspected in screenings \u2062overseen\u2064 by \u200bthe U.S. Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p>\u2063  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Once inside,\u2064 attendees \u200bheard from a\u200d string of outspoken \u200dsupporters\u2063 of Mr. \u200cTrump, the \u200creason for \u200bthe tight \u200bsecurity.\u200c His champions\u2063 included\u2062 congressmen\u200d Byron \u2064Donalds\u2064 and\u200b Matt Gaetz, \u200bboth Republicans representing Florida.<span \u200dclass=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe \u200cride\u2063 or \u2063die \u2063with Donald John Trump,\u201d Mr. \u200cGaetz said, \u2063above the roaring crowd, when it \u200cwas \u200bhis \u200dturn to\u200d speak. \u200dHe also proclaimed he\u2019d be\u2063 introducing \u201cin \u2062the \u200dcoming \u200cdays a\u200c national\u200b prayer-in-school law,\u201d \u2063an \u200cannouncement that brought \u200bmore raucous cheers.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d  \u200d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Also riling \u2064up the\u200b crowd was Republican presidential\u2062 candidate\u200d Vivek Ramaswamy, who spoke in the \u200cstanding-room-only\u2062 space. He\u2063 said\u2063 he\u2019s been criticized\u200d for\u2064 not \u2063attacking\u2064 his \u200bchief\u200c opponent,\u2062 apparently \u200dalluding\u200b to Mr.\u200d Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u2063  <figure\u200d id=\"attachment_5400640\"\u200b style=\"width: \u200c640px\"\u2062 class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n  \u2064 \u2064\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15\/id5400640-GettyImages-1543866197-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n\u2064  \u200d \u200c   \u200b<figcaption \u2064class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u2062   <\/a>\u2063 Republican presidential candidate\u200c Vivek Ramaswamy fields questions from\u200c former Fox\u2064 News \u2064host Tucker Carlson \u200dat the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa \u200bon July 14, \u20642023. (Scott\u200d Olson\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p> \u2062 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m\u2063 not running \u200cagainst anyone\u200d in this \u2064race,\u201d \u200bMr. Ramaswamy \u2062said. \u201cI\u2019m\u200d running \u2063<i>for<\/i> our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200d  <p\u200c class=\"p1\">The \u200b37-year-old\u200b political \u200dnewcomer received an enthusiastic\u200c standing ovation\u2064 as he\u2063 left the\u200c stage.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">\u2018All the Cool \u200bPeople \u200bare Here\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u200b  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As Mr. \u200cCarlson\u200b stepped out\u2063 to plumes\u2064 of yellow pyrotechnics shooting\u2062 up\u200d from the\u2064 front of the stage, \u2063attendees were \u2064on \u200btheir feet\u200c again, cheering\u200b and holding \u2064up\u200b phones to \u200dcapture video \u200dof the moment.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062\u2064 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cThank\u200c you,\u201d he\u200c repeated over\u2064 and over, \u200dshaking \u200dhis \u200dhead and\u200d chuckling.\u2064 \u201cI \u200ddon\u2019t \u2064think most unemployed people \u200bget a reception \u2063like\u2064 that.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p\u200d class=\"p2\">As the cheering \u2063and clapping\u200b continued, \u200bhe scanned the\u200c audience, \u200bclearly recognizing\u200d some,\u200b and \u2063exclaiming, \u201cRoger \u200dStone! All \u200bthe \u2062cool people\u200c are here. \u2062It\u2019s, like, unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200d  <\/p>\n<p>As if \u200csurprised by the \u2063unrelenting chorus of\u2062 whooping, \u2063he said with \u2062incredulity, \u201cWow.\u2063 I haven\u2019t been \u200baround\u200d a\u200b ton\u200b of \u2063people in \u200ba\u2064 while. But \u2063I\u200c never\u200d miss this event. Ever. And I meet the\u2064 nicest\u200b people, really,\u200d that \u2064I ever meet at these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  \u200d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5402546\" style=\"width: 640px\" \u2063class=\"wp-caption \u200caligncenter\">\n\u200d  \u200d \u200d <a\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17\/id5402546-IMG_1189-1200x900.jpeg\"><br \/>\n\u2064 \u200d  \u200d \u2062 \u2063<figcaption \u2062class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u200d  \u2063 <\/a> Attendees\u200c at\u2063 the Turning Point \u200bAction Conference were \u2062encouraged to decorate oversized\u2064 images of \u200cpresidential \u2062candidates\u2019 faces\u2014including \u2063former\u2062 Vice President Mike Pence (L) and \u200cVivek Ramaswamy\u2014with\u2063 messages at\u2064 the conservative\u200c gathering in\u2064 West Palm\u200d Beach,\u200d Fla., \u2063on\u200c July 16, 2023. (Nanette Holt\/The\u2064 Epoch \u200cTimes)<br \/>\n \u2062 <\/figure>\n<p> \u200d <\/p>\n<h2>Tight Security \u200cfor Trump Speech<\/h2>\n<p> \u200b <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On \u200bDay 1, conference-goers\u200c crammed into\u200b the \u200cPalm \u200dBeach \u2062Convention\u200b Center\u2019s \u2062main hall\u200d after spending hours in line.\u2064 They inched forward in \u2062the blazing \u200csun,\u200b waiting to be inspected \u200din screenings overseen by the U.S. \u2064Secret \u200dService.<\/p>\n<p>  \u200b<p\u2063 class=\"p1\">Once inside,\u200d attendees heard from \u200ba string of\u200b outspoken \u2063supporters of Mr.\u2064 Trump, \u2062the reason for\u200b the\u2062 tight security. \u200bHis\u2062 champions \u200cincluded congressmen\u200d Byron Donalds and Matt\u200d Gaetz, both \u200cRepublicans representing\u2064 Florida.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u2063<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe ride \u200cor\u2062 die with Donald \u200bJohn Trump,\u201d Mr. \u200bGaetz said, above the \u2063roaring\u200c crowd, when it\u200d was \u2064his turn to speak. He \u2063also\u200b proclaimed he\u2019d be \u200cintroducing \u201cin\u2063 the coming \u2062days a\u2064 national prayer-in-school law,\u201d an announcement that \u200bbrought more raucous \u2064cheers.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062 <\/p>\n<p \u200bclass=\"p1\">Also \u200driling \u200dup the \u200ccrowd was\u2063 Republican presidential \u200bcandidate Vivek Ramaswamy,\u200c who spoke \u200cin\u200c the standing-room-only space. He \u200dsaid he\u2019s\u2062 been criticized for not attacking his\u2062 chief \u2062opponent, apparently alluding to Mr. Trump.<\/p>\n<p>  \u2064<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5400640\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n  \u2064  <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15\/id5400640-GettyImages-1543866197-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n \u2064  \u2063<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u200d  \u2064  \u2062<\/a> \u2063Republican \u200dpresidential candidate Vivek \u2064Ramaswamy \u2062fields \u2063questions\u200d from \u2063former Fox News host Tucker Carlson\u2064 at\u200b the\u2062 Family Leadership \u200bSummit in Des Moines, \u200dIowa on\u2064 July \u200b14, 2023. \u2062(Scott\u2064 Olson\/Getty \u200bImages)<br \/>\n \u200b\u200b <\/figure>\n<p \u2062class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m not\u2063 running \u200dagainst anyone \u200din this race,\u201d\u200c Mr. Ramaswamy \u200csaid. \u201cI\u2019m \u2063running \u200d<i>for<\/i> \u200cour \u200dcountry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 37-year-old \u2064political newcomer\u200c received an\u200c enthusiastic\u200c standing ovation\u2062 as he left \u2062the stage.<\/p>\n<h2 \u2062class=\"p1\">\u2018All \u200dthe\u200d Cool\u200d People are\u200b Here\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>  \u2063<p\u200b class=\"p1\">As \u200dMr. Carlson\u2063 stepped out to \u2062plumes of yellow \u2063pyrotechnics \u200cshooting up from \u200cthe front of the stage, \u2064attendees were\u2064 on \u200ctheir feet\u2062 again, \u200bcheering \u200band holding \u2062up phones\u200b to capture \u2064video of \u200bthe \u2064moment.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cThank\u2062 you,\u201d \u200bhe repeated over and\u2062 over, shaking \u2064his head\u200d and chuckling. \u2063\u201cI don\u2019t think most \u200cunemployed\u2064 people \u2062get a reception like that.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As the cheering and \u2063clapping \u2064continued, \u200dhe\u2064 scanned \u2063the\u200d audience, clearly\u200d recognizing \u200csome, and \u200bexclaiming,\u2064 \u201cRoger \u2064Stone!\u2063 All the cool\u2062 people are \u200chere.\u2062 It\u2019s, like, unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200d \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>As if surprised \u200cby the unrelenting chorus of whooping, he\u2063 said \u2062with incredulity, \u2064\u201cWow. \u2063I haven\u2019t been around a\u200c ton of \u2062people \u200cin \u2063a while. But I never miss \u2064this event. \u2062Ever. And I\u200b meet the\u200d nicest\u200d people, really, \u2063that I ever meet\u200c at \u2062these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u200b <\/p>\n<figure \u200did=\"attachment_5402546\" \u200dstyle=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption\u200b aligncenter\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17\/id5402546-IMG_1189-1200x900.jpeg\"><br \/>\n \u200d\u200c \u200c  \u200d<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u2064\u200b  \u2063 <\/a> \u2063Attendees at\u200c the Turning Point \u200bAction Conference \u2062were \u2063encouraged to \u200ddecorate\u2063 oversized \u200cimages\u200c of presidential\u2063 candidates\u2019 faces\u2014including former Vice\u200d President\u2062 Mike\u200d Pence (L)\u2064 and\u200b Vivek\u2062 Ramaswamy\u2014with \u200cmessages at the \u200cconservative \u2062gathering \u200bin\u2064 West Palm Beach, Fla., \u2064on \u200dJuly 16, 2023.\u200b (Nanette Holt\/The Epoch Times)<br \/>\n \u200b <\/figure>\n<p> \u200c <\/p>\n<h2>Tight Security \u2064for \u2063Trump\u200d Speech<\/h2>\n<p> \u2063 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On\u2063 Day\u2062 1, conference-goers \u200dcrammed into\u2063 the \u2063Palm Beach Convention Center\u2019s main hall after spending \u200chours\u200d in \u2062line. They inched \u2062forward \u200cin\u2063 the \u2064blazing \u200dsun,\u200c waiting to be inspected in\u200c screenings overseen by\u200b the U.S. Secret\u2062 Service.<\/p>\n<p>  \u2063<p\u200d class=\"p1\">Once inside, attendees \u200dheard from\u2063 a string of outspoken supporters\u200d of Mr.\u200d Trump, \u200bthe reason for\u200b the\u200b tight security. His champions included\u2062 congressmen Byron \u200dDonalds\u200d and Matt Gaetz, \u200bboth\u200c Republicans\u200b representing Florida.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u200d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2062  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe \u200dride or die\u2064 with Donald\u2062 John Trump,\u201d \u2063Mr. Gaetz said, \u2062above the roaring crowd, when it was his\u2063 turn \u200bto speak. He also\u2063 proclaimed\u2063 he\u2019d be introducing \u201cin\u2062 the coming \u200cdays \u2064a national prayer-in-school\u200d law,\u201d an\u200c announcement that brought more raucous \u200dcheers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Also\u200d riling up \u200bthe crowd was\u2062 Republican presidential candidate\u200b Vivek Ramaswamy, who spoke \u2063in the standing-room-only space. He said \u200dhe\u2019s been criticized for \u2064not\u200b attacking his chief \u200bopponent,\u200b apparently alluding to \u200dMr. Trump.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2064 <figure\u2064 id=\"attachment_5400640\"\u2063 style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\u200c    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15\/id5400640-GettyImages-1543866197-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n    \u2063<figcaption \u200cclass=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u200b <\/a> Republican \u200cpresidential \u2064candidate \u200dVivek \u2063Ramaswamy fields \u2064questions \u200cfrom former Fox News \u2062host\u2063 Tucker\u2063 Carlson at\u2062 the Family Leadership Summit\u2062 in\u200b Des Moines, Iowa\u2062 on \u200dJuly 14, \u200c2023. \u2063(Scott\u200b Olson\/Getty\u200c Images)<br \/>\n\u2064 \u2064 <\/figure>\n<p>\u200b  <p\u2064 class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m\u200c not running against anyone in \u200bthis race,\u201d\u200b Mr.\u2064 Ramaswamy\u200c said. \u200c\u201cI\u2019m\u2064 running <i>for<\/i> our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200d \u2062 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The \u206337-year-old political newcomer received an enthusiastic\u200b standing ovation as he \u200bleft \u2063the stage.<\/p>\n<h2\u200c class=\"p1\">\u2018All the Cool\u200c People\u200d are Here\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">As \u2064Mr. Carlson stepped out \u200bto \u200cplumes of yellow\u200c pyrotechnics shooting\u2062 up from the \u200bfront of the \u2063stage, \u200battendees were\u200c on their feet again, \u200dcheering\u200b and holding up phones to\u2063 capture video \u2063of\u2063 the \u200bmoment.<\/p>\n<p>  \u200c<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cThank you,\u201d he repeated\u200c over \u2063and over, shaking his\u200b head\u2064 and\u2063 chuckling. \u201cI\u200c don\u2019t think most \u200dunemployed \u200cpeople get a\u2062 reception \u200dlike that.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p> \u2062 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As \u2062the \u2064cheering and clapping\u2062 continued, he scanned \u2062the audience, \u200dclearly \u200drecognizing \u2064some, and exclaiming, \u201cRoger Stone!\u200c All\u200b the cool\u2063 people \u200care\u2064 here. \u200dIt\u2019s, \u200clike, unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200c  <\/p>\n<p>As if\u2062 surprised by the \u2062unrelenting chorus \u200bof \u2062whooping, he\u200b said with incredulity, \u2063\u201cWow. I haven\u2019t\u2064 been \u2063around a ton of \u200cpeople in a \u2062while. But I\u2064 never miss this event. Ever. \u200dAnd \u2062I meet the \u2064nicest\u2063 people,\u2063 really, \u200cthat \u2062I \u2064ever meet\u2064 at\u200c these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u2064 <figure\u200d id=\"attachment_5402546\" style=\"width: 640px\"\u200c class=\"wp-caption \u200baligncenter\">\n\u2063    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17\/id5402546-IMG_1189-1200x900.jpeg\"><br \/>\n    \u200d \u2063<figcaption \u2062class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u2063 \u2062  \u2064 <\/a>\u2063 Attendees at the\u2064 Turning Point \u2064Action Conference were encouraged to decorate oversized \u2063images of presidential candidates\u2019 faces\u2014including former \u2062Vice President \u2062Mike Pence\u200d (L) \u200dand Vivek \u2062Ramaswamy\u2014with messages at the conservative gathering \u2062in West \u200cPalm Beach, Fla., on July 16,\u2062 2023. (Nanette \u200cHolt\/The Epoch\u200c Times)<br \/>\n \u2062 <\/figure>\n<p>\u200c  <\/p>\n<h2>Tight Security for Trump \u200dSpeech<\/h2>\n<p>\u200c  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On \u200cDay 1,\u200b conference-goers \u200bcrammed \u2064into\u2062 the Palm \u2064Beach\u200c Convention\u200d Center\u2019s main hall after spending\u200c hours \u2064in line. They inched \u200dforward in the \u200cblazing \u2063sun, \u200dwaiting\u200b to be \u200dinspected in screenings overseen by\u2064 the U.S. \u200bSecret Service.<\/p>\n<p\u2063 class=\"p1\">Once \u200cinside, attendees\u2063 heard\u200b from a \u2064string\u2064 of outspoken supporters\u2062 of Mr. \u200dTrump, the reason\u200b for the tight security. His champions \u200dincluded congressmen Byron Donalds \u2062and \u2064Matt\u200d Gaetz, both\u200b Republicans \u200crepresenting Florida.<span\u200b class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p> \u2063 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe ride or \u2064die with Donald John Trump,\u201d \u200cMr. Gaetz\u200b said,\u200c above \u2062the \u2062roaring \u200ccrowd, when \u200dit\u200d was his \u200bturn\u200d to speak. He\u200d also \u2062proclaimed he\u2019d be\u200b introducing\u200b \u201cin the coming\u200d days a national \u2062prayer-in-school law,\u201d an\u200b announcement \u2063that brought more raucous cheers.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063 \u2062<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Also\u2062 riling up \u200dthe crowd was Republican \u2062presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who\u200c spoke in \u200bthe \u2062standing-room-only space. He said \u200che\u2019s been\u200d criticized for\u200b not \u2064attacking his chief \u200copponent, apparently alluding\u200c to \u2063Mr. Trump.<\/p>\n<p>  \u200b<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5400640\"\u200c style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption \u2062aligncenter\">\n \u200d \u2062  <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15\/id5400640-GettyImages-1543866197-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n   \u2062\u2064 \u200b<figcaption\u2062 class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy fields questions from\u2064 former \u2062Fox News\u2063 host Tucker Carlson at\u200d the\u2062 Family Leadership Summit \u200bin Des \u2062Moines, Iowa on\u200c July \u200d14, 2023.\u200d (Scott\u200c Olson\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m \u200bnot\u2062 running \u200bagainst anyone\u200c in this race,\u201d\u2062 Mr. Ramaswamy said. \u2062\u201cI\u2019m\u200c running <i>for<\/i>\u200b our \u200ccountry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u2064 <\/p>\n<p \u2063class=\"p1\">The\u200b 37-year-old political\u2062 newcomer\u200d received an \u2062enthusiastic \u200bstanding ovation \u200bas he\u2064 left the\u2062 stage.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063 <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">\u2018All\u200c the \u2062Cool\u2064 People are Here\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">As Mr. Carlson stepped \u200bout \u200bto plumes of yellow pyrotechnics\u200c shooting up\u2063 from\u2064 the \u200bfront of the\u2062 stage, attendees were\u200c on\u2062 their feet again, cheering \u200dand holding\u2063 up\u200c phones to \u2064capture\u200d video of \u2062the moment.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062 <\/p>\n<p \u2063class=\"p2\">\u201cThank \u2064you,\u201d\u2064 he \u200drepeated\u2064 over \u200band over, shaking \u2062his \u200dhead\u2062 and\u2062 chuckling.\u2063 \u201cI don\u2019t \u200dthink \u200cmost unemployed people get\u200b a reception\u200d like that.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u200d  \u2062<p\u2062 class=\"p2\">As the\u200c cheering and clapping continued, he scanned \u200bthe\u200b audience, \u200dclearly recognizing\u200b some, and\u200d exclaiming,\u2063 \u201cRoger \u2062Stone! All the cool people are here.\u2063 It\u2019s, like, unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200c \u200c <\/p>\n<p>As if \u2062surprised by the unrelenting chorus\u2063 of \u2064whooping, he \u200bsaid with\u200d incredulity, \u2063\u201cWow. \u2062I haven\u2019t been\u2064 around a ton of\u200d people in a \u200cwhile. \u200dBut I never miss this event.\u200d Ever. And I meet the \u2064nicest\u200b people, \u2062really, that I\u2063 ever meet at\u2063 these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  \u2062<\/p>\n<figure \u2063id=\"attachment_5402546\" style=\"width: 640px\"\u200d class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n \u200c\u200b   <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17\/id5402546-IMG_1189-1200x900.jpeg\"><br \/>\n  \u2064  \u2063\u200c<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u200c <\/a> Attendees at the Turning Point\u2063 Action Conference\u200b were \u2063encouraged to decorate oversized images of presidential candidates\u2019 \u2062faces\u2014including\u2062 former Vice President Mike\u200b Pence (L) \u200cand \u200dVivek Ramaswamy\u2014with messages at\u200c the\u200c conservative\u200b gathering \u2064in West \u200cPalm Beach, Fla.,\u2063 on July\u200d 16,\u200b 2023. (Nanette\u2062 Holt\/The Epoch Times)<br \/>\n  \u2062<\/figure>\n<p>  \u200d<\/p>\n<h2>Tight Security for Trump \u200bSpeech<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Day\u200c 1, conference-goers \u2063crammed into\u2062 the Palm Beach\u2063 Convention Center\u2019s main\u2064 hall\u200c after\u2064 spending \u200dhours\u200d in \u200dline. They\u200c inched forward \u200cin\u2063 the blazing sun, \u200cwaiting \u2062to\u200b be\u200b inspected in \u2063screenings \u200boverseen\u2064 by \u200bthe \u2062U.S.\u200d Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062 <p\u200d class=\"p1\">Once\u2063 inside,\u2062 attendees\u2063 heard from\u2063 a \u200dstring of outspoken supporters \u200bof Mr. Trump, \u2063the \u2063reason \u2062for the tight security. His \u2063champions\u2063 included congressmen Byron Donalds and \u2062Matt\u200c Gaetz, both Republicans representing Florida.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p> \u200b <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe\u2063 ride or\u2062 die \u2062with \u2064Donald\u2063 John \u2062Trump,\u201d Mr.\u200b Gaetz \u200bsaid, above the roaring crowd, when \u200dit was his \u2064turn to speak.\u200c He\u2064 also proclaimed he\u2019d \u2062be introducing \u201cin the \u200dcoming \u2062days\u2062 a national prayer-in-school law,\u201d an \u200dannouncement\u2064 that \u2062brought more raucous cheers.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d \u2062<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Also riling up the crowd\u2064 was\u200b Republican \u2063presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who spoke\u200d in \u200bthe\u200d standing-room-only \u2063space. \u2064He said he\u2019s\u200b been criticized \u2064for not \u200cattacking his chief opponent, apparently \u200balluding\u200c to Mr. Trump.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062 \u2062<\/p>\n<figure \u2062id=\"attachment_5400640\" style=\"width:\u2064 640px\"\u2062 class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n  \u200d  <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15\/id5400640-GettyImages-1543866197-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n \u200b\u200c  \u200c  \u2063\u2063<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u200b  \u2062 \u2063 <\/a> \u2063Republican\u2064 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy \u200cfields\u200d questions\u2064 from former Fox News host \u2064Tucker Carlson at\u200c the\u2064 Family \u2062Leadership Summit in Des \u200cMoines,\u2064 Iowa\u200b on\u2063 July 14, 2023. (Scott \u200dOlson\/Getty\u2063 Images)<br \/>\n \u200c <\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m not\u2062 running \u2062against\u2064 anyone in\u200d this race,\u201d \u200dMr.\u2062 Ramaswamy said. \u201cI\u2019m running <i>for<\/i> \u2062our \u2063country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2062 \u200b <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 37-year-old political newcomer received an enthusiastic \u2063standing ovation as \u2062he left the \u200cstage.<\/p>\n<p>  \u200d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">\u2018All the \u200cCool \u200dPeople \u2064are \u200dHere\u2019<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">As Mr. Carlson \u2064stepped out to\u2064 plumes of yellow \u2064pyrotechnics shooting\u200b up from\u200d the\u200d front\u200d of\u2064 the\u200d stage, \u2063attendees\u2063 were \u2062on their\u2063 feet \u2064again, cheering\u2063 and \u2062holding \u200bup phones to\u200b capture\u200b video of \u2064the moment.<\/p>\n<p\u2063 class=\"p2\">\u201cThank you,\u201d \u2062he repeated over and over,\u200d shaking \u200chis \u2064head and chuckling. \u201cI don\u2019t think most unemployed\u2063 people get a \u2062reception \u200blike that.\u201d<span \u2062class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u2062<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2064  \u2063<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As the\u200d cheering and \u200cclapping continued,\u200c he\u2062 scanned\u200b the audience, clearly recognizing some, and \u2063exclaiming, \u201cRoger\u2064 Stone!\u200b All\u200d the \u200dcool people \u200dare\u200d here.\u200b It\u2019s, \u200dlike, unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200d \u2063 <\/p>\n<p>As if\u200d surprised by the\u2063 unrelenting chorus of whooping, \u2062he said \u200bwith incredulity, \u201cWow. \u2063I haven\u2019t been around a ton \u2064of people\u200b in a while. But I \u2064never miss this event. Ever.\u200c And I meet \u2064the nicest people, \u2062really, that \u2064I ever\u200b meet\u2062 at these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  \u2062<\/p>\n<figure \u2064id=\"attachment_5402546\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption\u2062 aligncenter\">\n  \u200d \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17\/id5402546-IMG_1189-1200x900.jpeg\"><br \/>\n   \u2064<figcaption\u200c class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u200b \u2063  \u200c <\/a> Attendees at the Turning Point \u2062Action\u200c Conference were \u200dencouraged to\u200c decorate\u200c oversized images of presidential \u2064candidates\u2019 faces\u2014including \u200bformer \u200cVice\u2064 President \u2063Mike Pence \u200d(L) and Vivek \u200bRamaswamy\u2014with messages at \u2064the\u2063 conservative \u200bgathering \u200bin\u2063 West Palm Beach, \u200bFla., on July\u2064 16, 2023.\u2062 (Nanette Holt\/The Epoch Times)<br \/>\n \u200b <\/figure>\n<p> \u2063 \u2062<\/p>\n<h2>Tight Security\u2062 for \u200dTrump Speech<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">On \u2063Day\u200b 1, conference-goers \u200ccrammed into \u2064the Palm Beach Convention Center\u2019s \u2062main hall\u200b after spending\u200d hours in line. They\u2063 inched forward \u200bin the \u200cblazing\u200d sun, waiting \u2064to \u2063be inspected in screenings\u200b overseen \u2064by the U.S. Secret \u2063Service.<\/p>\n<p> \u200b\u200d <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Once\u2063 inside, attendees heard from \u2063a \u2063string of outspoken \u200bsupporters of\u200c Mr.\u2062 Trump, the reason\u200c for \u2063the \u200dtight\u2064 security. His\u200d champions included congressmen \u200dByron Donalds and Matt\u2062 Gaetz, both \u2064Republicans representing Florida.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u2063 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe \u200bride\u2063 or \u2062die \u200bwith Donald\u200d John Trump,\u201d Mr. Gaetz\u2062 said,\u200b above\u2062 the\u200b roaring crowd, \u200dwhen \u2064it was\u200b his turn \u2064to \u2064speak. He also proclaimed he\u2019d be introducing \u2063\u201cin \u200bthe coming \u2062days a national prayer-in-school\u200b law,\u201d \u200ban announcement that \u2062brought \u200cmore raucous \u200dcheers.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Also \u200driling up\u200c the crowd \u2064was Republican presidential\u2064 candidate \u200bVivek Ramaswamy, who spoke in \u200bthe\u200c standing-room-only space. He \u200bsaid he\u2019s\u200d been \u2063criticized\u2064 for \u200bnot attacking\u2064 his \u200dchief opponent,\u200b apparently alluding\u2063 to Mr. Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u2062  <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5400640\" \u2063style=\"width: \u2063640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n  \u200d  <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15\/id5400640-GettyImages-1543866197-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n    \u200c<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u200b \u200d \u2063 <\/a> \u200bRepublican\u2062 presidential candidate Vivek \u2062Ramaswamy\u2063 fields questions\u2064 from \u200cformer Fox \u200dNews \u200bhost Tucker Carlson at \u200dthe \u2063Family \u2062Leadership Summit in Des Moines,\u200b Iowa on July 14, 2023. (Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p> \u2064 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m\u200b not\u200c running\u2062 against anyone\u200b in this \u2063race,\u201d\u2064 Mr.\u200c Ramaswamy\u200b said.\u200c \u201cI\u2019m running\u2062 <i>for<\/i> \u200cour \u2062country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 37-year-old\u200b political\u200b newcomer \u200dreceived an \u200denthusiastic \u200cstanding ovation as\u2062 he left the stage.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062 <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">\u2018All\u2064 the \u2064Cool People\u2062 are Here\u2019<\/h2>\n<p> \u200b\u200c <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As\u2063 Mr. Carlson stepped\u200b out\u200d to plumes of\u200d yellow\u2064 pyrotechnics shooting\u200d up from the \u2064front of the stage, \u200dattendees \u2064were\u2063 on their \u2063feet\u2062 again, cheering and holding\u200c up phones to \u2064capture\u2064 video of\u2063 the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b  <\/p>\n<p \u200cclass=\"p2\">\u201cThank \u200byou,\u201d he repeated over and\u2063 over, shaking his head and chuckling. \u201cI don\u2019t think\u200b most unemployed people get a\u200c reception like \u2063that.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p> \u200b <p\u200d class=\"p2\">As the \u2062cheering \u2062and clapping continued,\u2064 he scanned\u200d the\u200b audience,\u200b clearly recognizing some, and exclaiming, \u201cRoger\u2062 Stone! All\u200b the cool \u200dpeople \u2062are here.\u2064 It\u2019s, \u2062like, unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As if\u200b surprised\u2063 by the unrelenting chorus of whooping, he said with \u200cincredulity, \u201cWow. I haven\u2019t \u2062been around a ton of people in\u2064 a \u200bwhile. But I never\u200b miss this event.\u2063 Ever. And\u2062 I meet the \u200dnicest people,\u200d really, \u2064that\u2063 I ever \u200bmeet at these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u200d \u200c<figure\u2064 id=\"attachment_5402546\"\u2062 style=\"width: \u200c640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n  \u2063 \u200d <a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17\/id5402546-IMG_1189-1200x900.jpeg\"><br \/>\n\u2062 \u200d   \u2064  \u200d<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u2062   \u200b\u2062 <\/a> \u2064Attendees \u2063at the\u2064 Turning\u200d Point Action\u2063 Conference \u200dwere \u2064encouraged to decorate \u200coversized images of \u200bpresidential \u200ccandidates\u2019\u2064 faces\u2014including former \u2064Vice \u200cPresident Mike Pence\u2064 (L) and\u200d Vivek\u200b Ramaswamy\u2014with\u2062 messages at the conservative \u200dgathering\u2064 in West Palm\u2064 Beach, Fla., on July 16, 2023.\u200d (Nanette Holt\/The Epoch Times)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p> \u2062\u200d <\/p>\n<h2>Tight Security \u2063for Trump \u2062Speech<\/h2>\n<p>  \u200c<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Day 1, \u2064conference-goers crammed into the \u2064Palm Beach Convention Center\u2019s main hall after \u200dspending hours in line. They\u2063 inched forward\u2063 in the\u2063 blazing sun, \u2062waiting \u200bto \u200bbe\u200b inspected\u200c in\u2063 screenings \u200doverseen by \u200bthe \u200cU.S. Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p>\u200c  \u2063<\/p>\n<p \u2064class=\"p1\">Once inside, \u2063attendees \u200bheard \u2063from a\u2063 string \u2063of\u2062 outspoken supporters\u200d of Mr. Trump, the\u2064 reason \u200bfor\u200b the \u200btight \u2062security. \u2064His champions included congressmen \u2062Byron Donalds\u200c and Matt\u2063 Gaetz, both Republicans \u200crepresenting Florida.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u200c  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe \u200cride or \u2062die with \u2064Donald John\u2064 Trump,\u201d\u2062 Mr. \u2064Gaetz said, above the\u200c roaring crowd, when it\u200c was\u200b his\u2064 turn to \u2062speak. He also proclaimed he\u2019d be introducing \u2064\u201cin\u200c the \u2063coming days a national prayer-in-school \u2064law,\u201d\u2062 an announcement\u200c that brought\u2062 more raucous cheers.<\/p>\n<p> \u200b <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Also\u200d riling\u2062 up\u2064 the crowd\u200c was \u200bRepublican \u2063presidential candidate \u200dVivek \u2064Ramaswamy, \u2062who spoke in the standing-room-only \u200dspace.\u200d He\u200b said he\u2019s\u2064 been criticized for not attacking his chief opponent, apparently alluding \u200bto Mr.\u200c Trump.<\/p>\n<p>  \u2064<\/p>\n<figure \u2063id=\"attachment_5400640\"\u200d style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption \u200caligncenter\">\n \u2062   <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15\/id5400640-GettyImages-1543866197-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n\u2063    \u200d  \u2062<figcaption\u200c class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u2063 \u200d \u200b<\/a> \u200cRepublican presidential \u2064candidate Vivek Ramaswamy fields\u2064 questions \u200cfrom former\u2062 Fox \u200dNews\u2063 host Tucker Carlson\u200b at \u2062the \u2062Family\u2062 Leadership \u2063Summit in Des Moines, Iowa \u2062on\u200d July 14, 2023.\u2062 (Scott Olson\/Getty \u2062Images)<br \/>\n\u2063  <\/figure>\n<p> \u2063 <p\u2062 class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m \u200cnot\u200d running \u2064against\u2064 anyone in this race,\u201d \u2064Mr. Ramaswamy said. \u201cI\u2019m \u200crunning <i>for<\/i>\u200b our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u200c <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The \u206437-year-old\u200b political newcomer received\u2064 an\u2062 enthusiastic\u2062 standing ovation\u200d as \u200dhe \u200dleft the \u200cstage.<\/p>\n<p> \u2064 <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">\u2018All the \u200bCool\u2064 People\u200b are \u2062Here\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u200d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As\u200b Mr.\u200c Carlson \u200bstepped out to plumes\u200b of yellow pyrotechnics shooting up from \u2062the front of the \u200cstage, attendees were\u200d on\u2064 their \u2064feet again,\u2063 cheering \u2064and\u2064 holding up \u200cphones to capture \u200cvideo of the moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cThank you,\u201d \u2064he\u200b repeated over\u2063 and\u200d over, shaking his head\u200c and\u2063 chuckling. \u201cI don\u2019t think most \u200cunemployed people get\u200c a \u200breception like\u200b that.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p> \u2062 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As the \u2063cheering and clapping\u2063 continued, he\u2064 scanned the\u200b audience, \u2062clearly\u200b recognizing some, and exclaiming, \u200d\u201cRoger Stone! All the cool people are here. It\u2019s, like, \u200cunbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As if \u2064surprised\u200d by \u200dthe unrelenting chorus \u2062of whooping, he \u200bsaid with incredulity, \u200b\u201cWow. I haven\u2019t \u200cbeen around a \u200dton\u2062 of \u200cpeople in a\u200b while. But I never miss this event.\u200c Ever. \u2064And I\u2063 meet the\u2064 nicest people, really, that \u2062I \u200bever\u2064 meet at \u2064these.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure\u2064 id=\"attachment_5402546\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption\u200b aligncenter\">\n  \u2064  \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17\/id5402546-IMG_1189-1200x900.jpeg\"><br \/>\n\u2062    \u200d\u2063 \u200b<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u200c \u200c   <\/a> Attendees\u2064 at\u2064 the\u200c Turning\u2063 Point\u2062 Action Conference\u2064 were\u200c encouraged\u2064 to\u200c decorate\u2062 oversized images \u2063of \u2064presidential candidates\u2019 faces\u2014including former Vice \u2063President \u200bMike\u2063 Pence (L) and Vivek \u200cRamaswamy\u2014with messages\u2062 at\u2064 the conservative \u200dgathering\u200c in \u2063West\u2064 Palm \u2064Beach, Fla.,\u200c on \u200cJuly \u200d16, 2023. (Nanette Holt\/The Epoch Times)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<h2>Tight Security \u2064for Trump Speech<\/h2>\n<p> \u200c\u2063 <p\u2062 class=\"p1\">On\u200c Day 1, conference-goers\u2063 crammed into \u2062the Palm Beach Convention Center\u2019s \u200cmain hall after spending hours in\u200c line. They inched forward in \u200dthe blazing\u2062 sun, \u200dwaiting to be inspected in\u2062 screenings \u200coverseen by the U.S. \u200cSecret\u2064 Service.<\/p>\n<p>\u200c  <p\u200c class=\"p1\">Once inside, attendees heard \u200dfrom\u2064 a string \u200dof \u200doutspoken\u200d supporters \u2063of Mr. Trump,\u200d the reason \u200bfor \u2062the \u200btight security. \u200dHis \u2062champions \u2063included \u200ccongressmen\u2064 Byron Donalds and Matt \u2062Gaetz, both\u2063 Republicans \u200crepresenting Florida.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u200d  \u200c<\/p>\n<p \u2062class=\"p1\">\u201cWe \u2064ride \u200dor die with Donald\u200c John \u200bTrump,\u201d \u2063Mr. \u2064Gaetz \u2064said, above \u200cthe\u200b roaring \u200bcrowd, when it\u200d was his turn\u200b to speak. He also proclaimed \u2063he\u2019d be\u2063 introducing \u201cin the coming days \u200ca national prayer-in-school law,\u201d an \u200cannouncement that\u2063 brought more raucous cheers.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d  <\/p>\n<p \u2063class=\"p1\">Also\u2063 riling up\u2064 the crowd was Republican \u2063presidential candidate Vivek\u200d Ramaswamy, who \u200bspoke in the standing-room-only\u200c space. He \u200bsaid he\u2019s \u2062been criticized \u2062for \u2064not \u2064attacking his chief opponent, apparently alluding to\u200c Mr.\u200b Trump.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5400640\" \u2064style=\"width:\u200c 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n \u200c \u200d\u200c  <a \u2062href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15\/id5400640-GettyImages-1543866197-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n \u2064   \u200c  \u200b<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u2064 \u200d \u200b <\/a> Republican\u200c presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy fields questions from former Fox\u2063 News host\u2063 Tucker Carlson \u2064at the\u200b Family Leadership Summit in\u2064 Des \u2063Moines, Iowa\u2063 on July\u2062 14,\u200c 2023. \u2063(Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n  \u200c<\/figure>\n<p>\u200c  \u2062<p\u200d class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m \u200bnot running \u2063against anyone \u2062in \u200cthis\u2064 race,\u201d Mr. Ramaswamy \u2062said. \u201cI\u2019m running\u2062 <i>for<\/i> our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u2063 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 37-year-old\u200d political newcomer\u2064 received an enthusiastic standing ovation as \u2063he \u2063left the stage.<\/p>\n<h2 \u200cclass=\"p1\">\u2018All the Cool People are Here\u2019<\/h2>\n<p\u200d class=\"p1\">As\u2062 Mr. Carlson stepped\u200b out \u2064to plumes of yellow pyrotechnics \u2063shooting \u200bup from the\u200d front\u200d of the stage,\u2063 attendees were on their feet \u2064again,\u200b cheering\u200d and\u200b holding up phones to capture video of the moment.<\/p>\n<p> \u2062\u2062 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cThank you,\u201d he repeated \u200bover and\u2063 over, shaking \u200bhis \u200bhead \u200cand chuckling.\u2064 \u201cI don\u2019t think most unemployed people \u200dget a reception\u2063 like that.\u201d<span\u200b class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As\u200c the\u200b cheering \u200cand\u200d clapping continued, \u200che\u2063 scanned \u2063the\u2063 audience, clearly\u2062 recognizing some,\u200d and \u200bexclaiming, \u201cRoger Stone! \u200dAll the \u2064cool\u2064 people are here.\u2064 It\u2019s,\u200c like, unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As if surprised by the \u200bunrelenting chorus\u200d of whooping, \u2063he \u200csaid \u2064with incredulity, \u2064\u201cWow. I haven\u2019t been\u200b around a\u200b ton \u2062of \u200dpeople in\u2062 a \u200bwhile. \u200cBut I\u200b never\u2062 miss this \u2064event.\u2064 Ever. \u2063And\u200b I meet\u2064 the nicest\u2064 people, really,\u200c that \u200cI ever meet at these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2063 \u2064 <\/p>\n<figure \u200bid=\"attachment_5402546\"\u200c style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption \u200caligncenter\">\n  \u200b  <a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17\/id5402546-IMG_1189-1200x900.jpeg\"><br \/>\n  \u2063<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Attendees\u200c at\u200d the \u200dTurning Point\u2064 Action Conference \u200bwere \u200cencouraged to decorate oversized \u2064images of presidential candidates\u2019 faces\u2014including former\u200c Vice \u2063President Mike \u2062Pence (L) and\u2062 Vivek Ramaswamy\u2014with messages at\u200d the\u200c conservative\u2063 gathering in \u200cWest Palm Beach, Fla.,\u200b on\u2063 July 16, \u20622023. (Nanette\u200d Holt\/The \u2062Epoch Times)<br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>  \u200c<\/p>\n<h2>Tight Security\u2063 for Trump Speech<\/h2>\n<p> \u2064 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Day 1, \u200dconference-goers \u200bcrammed\u2063 into the\u200c Palm Beach Convention \u2063Center\u2019s\u2063 main\u2062 hall \u2063after spending\u200d hours\u200b in line. They inched\u200b forward \u2062in \u2063the blazing\u2062 sun, \u2064waiting \u200bto be inspected in\u2064 screenings \u200coverseen by the U.S. Secret \u2064Service.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d <\/p>\n<p \u200bclass=\"p1\">Once inside, attendees\u200b heard\u2064 from \u2063a\u2064 string of\u200b outspoken \u200bsupporters\u200c of Mr. Trump, the reason \u2062for the\u2064 tight security.\u200b His\u2062 champions \u2064included \u2062congressmen Byron Donalds and \u2063Matt Gaetz, both \u200cRepublicans \u2062representing \u2062Florida.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  \u200d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe ride or die \u2063with \u200dDonald John\u200b Trump,\u201d\u2064 Mr. \u2064Gaetz \u2064said, above\u200d the roaring\u2064 crowd,\u2062 when \u200cit \u2064was \u200chis turn\u200c to \u200cspeak. He also\u2063 proclaimed\u2062 he\u2019d\u2064 be introducing \u201cin \u2064the coming days a national prayer-in-school \u2063law,\u201d\u2062 an\u2063 announcement that\u200d brought \u2063more\u200d raucous\u200b cheers.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b \u200b <p\u200b class=\"p1\">Also \u2063riling \u2064up\u200d the crowd was Republican \u2062presidential \u200ccandidate Vivek\u200b Ramaswamy, who\u200d spoke in\u2064 the standing-room-only \u2062space. \u2063He said he\u2019s \u2062been\u200c criticized \u2063for not attacking his \u200dchief \u2063opponent, \u200bapparently\u2062 alluding\u200c to \u2064Mr. Trump.<\/p>\n<p>  \u200b<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5400640\" \u200bstyle=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n   \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/15\/id5400640-GettyImages-1543866197-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n     \u200c<figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption>\u200c   \u200b<\/a> Republican \u2062presidential\u200b candidate Vivek Ramaswamy\u2064 fields \u200cquestions from former Fox\u2062 News host Tucker \u2063Carlson \u200bat \u2063the \u2062Family\u200c Leadership Summit\u200c in Des Moines,\u2064 Iowa on \u2063July\u2064 14,\u200c 2023. (Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n \u200b <\/figure>\n<p> \u200d <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m not \u2063running against\u200d anyone in this race,\u201d \u2062Mr. Ramaswamy\u200c said. \u200b\u201cI\u2019m \u200drunning <i>for<\/i>\u2062 our\u2063 country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200c  <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The \u200b37-year-old political newcomer received \u200ban\u2064 enthusiastic \u2062standing ovation \u2064as he\u2063 left the stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u2063 \u2062 <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">\u2018All\u200c the Cool \u200dPeople are\u200d Here\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u2063 \u2064 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As Mr. Carlson stepped \u200bout to\u2062 plumes of yellow pyrotechnics\u200b shooting up from\u2063 the front\u2064 of \u200bthe stage, attendees were on their feet again,\u200d cheering\u200d and holding \u2062up phones to capture video\u200c of the \u2062moment.<\/p>\n<p \u2063class=\"p2\">\u201cThank you,\u201d he\u200b repeated\u200b over and \u2064over, \u200cshaking his head\u2063 and chuckling.\u200d \u201cI don\u2019t \u200dthink most\u2064 unemployed \u200cpeople get a reception like that.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As the cheering \u2062and clapping continued, he scanned the audience,\u200c clearly recognizing some,\u200c and exclaiming,\u2063 \u201cRoger Stone! All the\u2063 cool \u2062people are here. It\u2019s, like,\u200b unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u2062 <\/p>\n<p>As\u2064 if \u200bsurprised\u2062 by the unrelenting chorus of whooping, he said with incredulity,\u2062 \u201cWow.\u2062 I\u200c haven\u2019t been around \u200ca \u2062ton\u2064 of\u2062 people in \u200da\u200b while. But \u2063I never\u2063 miss\u2062 this event. Ever. And I\u2063 meet\u200c the nicest\u2064 people,\u200d really, that \u2062I ever\u2063 meet at these.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  \u200b<\/p>\n<figure \u2064id=\"attachment_5402546\"\u200d style=\"width: \u2062640px\"\u2063 class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n \u200b \u200c  \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/07\/17\/id5402546-IMG_1189-1200\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>of Donald Trump\u2014at the RedState Gathering in Atlanta. The following day, he moderated a panel discussion at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver. 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