Examiner Editorial: CPAC embarrasses conservatives with Trump invitation

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The Conservative Political Action Conference, better known as CPAC, has drawn some fire already this year, but on Tuesday it went up in flames. The inexplicable decision by the event’s managers at the American Conservative Union to invite Donald Trump to speak sullies an event conservatives have long held in high esteem — an event that The Washington Examiner sponsors through an earlier agreement.

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