Trump cancels appearance at high-profile conservative conference

GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, who was scheduled to speak on Saturday morning at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), announced today that he will not be attending and will instead be campaigning in Kansas and Florida.

There were cheers along with disappointment.

"Because of this, he will not be able to speak at CPAC as he has done for many consecutive years", the campaign said in a statement.

The American Conservative Union, which holds the conference, wrote: "Very disappointed [Trump] decided at the last minute to drop out of CPAC - his choice sends a clear message to conservatives".

The conference has always been a destination for Republican presidential candidates as well as other conservative lawmakers and media stars.

There is speculation that Trump's decision was brought on by the threat of a planned protest during his address.

And she's not wrong to believe that.

"CPAC is the heart and soul of the conservative movement and will be, with or without Mr. Trump", ACU said. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. "We're not going to put up with him".

Though CPAC has proven to be a lonely place to be a Trump supporter, according to Jacobson, he has found others rooting for the real estate mogul - even if most are not as upfront as he is about their support.

"I don't think it's fear so much, but he's probably aware there's mixed feelings to him here", said another student.

Responding the news in a post on Twitter, the organizers of CPAC said they were disappointed by Trump's decision to cancel his appearance.

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