LIVE UPDATES: Marco Rubio pulls out of CPAC 2021, citing 'unexpected family issue'

Published February 27, 2021

Sen. Marco Rubio on Saturday pulled out of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), citing an "unexpected family issue."

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Rubio's fellow Florida Sen. Rick Scott argued Friday if the party goes back to its old roots, the party will lose working-class voters that "President Trump so animated"
Trump is scheduled to make his first major post-presidential speech at the conference on Sunday

Trump is scheduled to make his first major post-presidential speech at the conference on Sunday

"Unfortunately due to an unexpected family issue I was unable to give my speech at @CPAC. I was really looking forward to it," he tweeted. "But as I told @mschlapp they should move #cpac to #Florida permanently."

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