Without Trump, House Republicans huddle in Florida on 2022 messaging strategy
by Susan Ferrechio, Chief Congressional Correspondent |
| April 25, 2021 05:38 PM
ORLANDO — Former President Donald Trump may be one of the most important influencers in the 2022 election, but House Republicans are huddling without him in his home state of Florida as they craft a message that can help them win back the majority next year.
Lawmakers gathered in Orlando beginning on Sunday for an annual, three-day issues conference to help chart a course on messaging and policy priorities for the next 18 months.
There will be no pep talk from the former GOP president, who helped create a schism within the party on what role, if any, Trump should play in the party's and House Republican's efforts to regain power.
Trump, who lives about a 2 1/2-hour drive south at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, is not attending, GOP leaders said last week. Instead, conservative talk show host and Daily Wire founder Ben Shapiro will serve as the keynote speaker for the event, which is hosted by the Congressional Institute.
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