“While [speaking](https://x.com/AndrewFeinberg/status/2037542794139521391) from the CPAC stage Friday in Grapevine, Texas, American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp asked a question he apparently thought would hype up the crowd.”
“How many of you would like to see impeachment hearings?”
“The crowd erupted in cheers.”
“No,” Schlapp responded, shaking his head. “That was the wrong answer. Let me try it again. How many of you would like to see impeachment hearings?” he asked the crowd for a second time.”
Again, he was met with cheers.”
“NOOO!” Schlapp responded with a chuckle. He dropped the question and hastily moved on, seemingly accepting that Trump’s base apparently doesn’t know what impeachment means—despite the fact that the president has now been impeached twice.”
“In a separate instance Thursday, the crowd again did not know when or how to cheer. In a [conversation](https://www.rawstory.com/cpac-fails-to-boo-biden/) with White House border czar Tom Homan, CPAC host Melody Schlapp asked how Trump immigration policies compared to the “Biden years.”
“Waiting for a reaction, Schlapp paused and turned her head to the crowd. She was met with silence.”
“I’m not hearing a boo when I say Joe Biden, people! Come on! We do audience participation here!”
CouchCorrespondent on
They certainly cheered for his impeachment the first time.
Funny – I have no problem knowing when to boo Trump.
pwningrampage on
So are they going to add applause signs now. When it lights up, to tell them to applause?
Late-Dingo-8567 on
“I’m not hearing a boo when I say Joe Biden, people! Come on! We do audience participation here!”
so, so, so sad. its all so performative and hollow. There isn’t even a veneer at this point, its just ‘when I said Biden you say Boo, Biden- BOO!, biden- BOO!’
so embarrassing.
Free tip though CPAC, add applause signs and musical cues so the audience knows what to do.
rapturaeglantine on
Dude. They’ve literally been ideologically whipsawed so much they have no idea how to behave.
J_Ryall on
This is not the first headline I’ve seen today where I had to double-check to see whether it was from a satirical website. Fuck this timeline.
Formal-Low6888 on
Having listened to some conservative social media lately and yes some conservatives hate Trump over Iran. So maybe some do want his ass impeached.
Fit_Smile1146 on
I’m 😭
lychigo on
This just reminds me of that “please clap” Jeb Bush moment.
DemandredG on
A bunch of deeply stupid cult members that make clapping seals look discerning. Fun to see the hosts be so transparent in their manipulation: “you’re supposed to boo when we say Joe Biden”
Historical_Bend_2629 on
Bannon’s firehose of bullshit. Turns out there is a blowback, especially for the already confused and stupid.
Troll_in_the_Knoll on
Welcome to Dumocracy; The success of the Far-Right’s attack on education.
WhiteSalamancer on
FWIW Buzz Windrip is no longer president at the end of “It Can’t Happen Here”
JohnNDenver on
Assuming this is a picture of the event it is disheartening having young women there.
The old, white MAGA hat guy with the purse I would expect to be there.
Inspectorgadget4250 on
At this point, on this day, Booing catches all / says it all
Zipzorpzap on
The rotting big macs inside their deformed skulls are too liquified to process the usual commands.
wishbeaunash on
That’s the consequence of replacing your entire political ideology with the demented whims of a single old man, yes.
tmac4969 on
Not the sharpest tools in the drawer
sdb00913 on
r/nottheonion
Literally_Laura on
If you stand in a room with the guy and don’t turn your back on him, you’ve already gone wrong.
turb0_encapsulator on
if you point out that America’s partisan divide is largely a cognitive ability divide, you’re a bad person, or something.
m3n0kn0w on
This is what happens when $25/event seat fillers are used for propaganda
scrranger11 on
CPAC is giving big Jeb “please clap” energy
Acceptable-Size-2324 on
When CPAC doesn´t know what to cheer on, you know the state of the GOP is fucked
dehydratedrain on
Didn’t trump call for his own applause in Mar a lago recently? Walked in and started clapping his hands for them to join in?
He loves his poorly educated. Not sure how they can figure out voting buttons if….. oh shit. That’s where Elon comes in.
JakeTravel27 on
These are maga cultists that blindly believe whatever pedo trump shits down their throats. As pedo trump slides into dementia and tells them multiple different stories they are lost, confused, and wandering. The fact they still worship pedo trump is just sad. Call them pedo supporters for the rest of their lives.
whichwitch9 on
Proof it’s a cult: they felt like they were supposed to cheer, and ended up cheering for Trump’s impeachment
These people are not capable of thinking for themselves
swingadmin on
I was saying boo-urns…
theheadofkhartoum627 on
They tooo busy Grindr…
TheWizard on
I had to deal with this nuisance yesterday, in person.
alabasterskim on
So what you’re supposed to do is boo or cheer when you hear something boo or cheer-worthy, not booing/cheering just because you were told to. It’s really easy, if you’re not in a cult.
tovarish22 on
“What do we want? New Selina Now!”
JupiterInTheSky on
“please clap” energy
Maoleficent on
They only react to statements that they can blindly applaud. They have no critical thinking skills so when a question is posed, they freeze. This is how a hive mind works. There are so many examples of reporters asking maga questions and they sputter and hem and haw because they have no knowledge to even make an argument.
I can respect someone who believes in something and can state facts as well as thier opinion in a thoughtful way. even if I strongly disagree.
GiuseppeZangara on
People can only handle so much cognitive dissonance before their brains turn to mush and they no longer understand what they support or oppose. Anyone who willingly attends CPAC is far beyond our help.
crasspy on
Great proofreading right here “Conservation Political Action Conference”. Some how I don’t think they’re conservationists.
Neologic29 on
They’ve been dragging people around by their collars so long that those in charge of wagging the dog have discovered the dog’s tail has completely detached from over-use. This is hilariously dark.
Survive1014 on
Please clap.
shadowdra126 on
Trump does love stupid people
BigTonez808sy on
Indescribably stupid. Top to bottom. The fruits of a rotting education system has become cancer of half of the population of our country. Pathetic.
FlyFisherman4Life on
Is there a “draft sign-up” table at CPAC? they seem eager enough to continue fighting
Beer-Me on
Not surprised that a group who have been conditioned to not think for themselves over the last 40 years arent able to think for themselves
Nightredditing on
It’s not confusion, it’s stupidity.
Without clear cues, republicans are mindless sheep.
mmliu1959demo on
Wouldn’t cheering or booing be predicated on each person’s personal beliefs, regardless of what Trump says?
_probablyryan on
Because they think this is a team sport. And it was really easy to identify what team they were on when they believed the democrats were the party of elites, protecting pedophiles, who were going to start a war and destroy the economy. But when their team is fully bankrolled by the richest people on earth, protecting a pedophile, bombing random countries while the market crashes it sure does muddy the waters a bit, huh?
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They are robots. They have no capacity to think rationally.
*Is it possible they are getting dumber? By that I mean, is that literally even possible?”*
Video: [https://twitter.com/i/status/2037542794139521391](https://twitter.com/i/status/2037542794139521391)
“At one point, the audience started cheering for President Trump’s impeachment.”
“Attendees at the 2026 Conservation Political Action Conference seem to be dazed and confused after a disastrously chaotic month for President Donald Trump. In the last 30 days, he has started a [war in the Middle East](https://newrepublic.com/post/207989/trump-war-iran-cause-stupidity), deployed federal agents to [airports](https://newrepublic.com/post/208218/ice-airports-trump-dumbest-idea), and refused to end the partial government shutdown.”
“While [speaking](https://x.com/AndrewFeinberg/status/2037542794139521391) from the CPAC stage Friday in Grapevine, Texas, American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp asked a question he apparently thought would hype up the crowd.”
“How many of you would like to see impeachment hearings?”
“The crowd erupted in cheers.”
“No,” Schlapp responded, shaking his head. “That was the wrong answer. Let me try it again. How many of you would like to see impeachment hearings?” he asked the crowd for a second time.”
Again, he was met with cheers.”
“NOOO!” Schlapp responded with a chuckle. He dropped the question and hastily moved on, seemingly accepting that Trump’s base apparently doesn’t know what impeachment means—despite the fact that the president has now been impeached twice.”
“Though they’re united by red MAGA caps and American flag attire, the crowd at CPAC appears to be uncharacteristically disengaged after Trump’s tumultuous first year back in office. Younger and older members are [divided](https://newrepublic.com/post/208218/ice-airports-trump-dumbest-idea) over the war in Iran, affordability is plummeting, and the Epstein files have [raised suspicions](https://www.wired.com/story/maga-is-still-very-angry-about-epstein-but-they-wont-blame-trump/) across MAGA. ”
“In a separate instance Thursday, the crowd again did not know when or how to cheer. In a [conversation](https://www.rawstory.com/cpac-fails-to-boo-biden/) with White House border czar Tom Homan, CPAC host Melody Schlapp asked how Trump immigration policies compared to the “Biden years.”
“Waiting for a reaction, Schlapp paused and turned her head to the crowd. She was met with silence.”
“I’m not hearing a boo when I say Joe Biden, people! Come on! We do audience participation here!”
They certainly cheered for his impeachment the first time.
You can see them on the video:
[https://www.rawstory.com/cpac-2676629874/](https://www.rawstory.com/cpac-2676629874/)
Edit: added context
Funny – I have no problem knowing when to boo Trump.
So are they going to add applause signs now. When it lights up, to tell them to applause?
“I’m not hearing a boo when I say Joe Biden, people! Come on! We do audience participation here!”
so, so, so sad. its all so performative and hollow. There isn’t even a veneer at this point, its just ‘when I said Biden you say Boo, Biden- BOO!, biden- BOO!’
so embarrassing.
Free tip though CPAC, add applause signs and musical cues so the audience knows what to do.
Dude. They’ve literally been ideologically whipsawed so much they have no idea how to behave.
This is not the first headline I’ve seen today where I had to double-check to see whether it was from a satirical website. Fuck this timeline.
Having listened to some conservative social media lately and yes some conservatives hate Trump over Iran. So maybe some do want his ass impeached.
I’m 😭
This just reminds me of that “please clap” Jeb Bush moment.
A bunch of deeply stupid cult members that make clapping seals look discerning. Fun to see the hosts be so transparent in their manipulation: “you’re supposed to boo when we say Joe Biden”
Bannon’s firehose of bullshit. Turns out there is a blowback, especially for the already confused and stupid.
Welcome to Dumocracy; The success of the Far-Right’s attack on education.
FWIW Buzz Windrip is no longer president at the end of “It Can’t Happen Here”
Assuming this is a picture of the event it is disheartening having young women there.
The old, white MAGA hat guy with the purse I would expect to be there.
At this point, on this day, Booing catches all / says it all
The rotting big macs inside their deformed skulls are too liquified to process the usual commands.
That’s the consequence of replacing your entire political ideology with the demented whims of a single old man, yes.
Not the sharpest tools in the drawer
r/nottheonion
If you stand in a room with the guy and don’t turn your back on him, you’ve already gone wrong.
if you point out that America’s partisan divide is largely a cognitive ability divide, you’re a bad person, or something.
This is what happens when $25/event seat fillers are used for propaganda
CPAC is giving big Jeb “please clap” energy
When CPAC doesn´t know what to cheer on, you know the state of the GOP is fucked
Didn’t trump call for his own applause in Mar a lago recently? Walked in and started clapping his hands for them to join in?
He loves his poorly educated. Not sure how they can figure out voting buttons if….. oh shit. That’s where Elon comes in.
These are maga cultists that blindly believe whatever pedo trump shits down their throats. As pedo trump slides into dementia and tells them multiple different stories they are lost, confused, and wandering. The fact they still worship pedo trump is just sad. Call them pedo supporters for the rest of their lives.
Proof it’s a cult: they felt like they were supposed to cheer, and ended up cheering for Trump’s impeachment
These people are not capable of thinking for themselves
I was saying boo-urns…
They tooo busy Grindr…
I had to deal with this nuisance yesterday, in person.
So what you’re supposed to do is boo or cheer when you hear something boo or cheer-worthy, not booing/cheering just because you were told to. It’s really easy, if you’re not in a cult.
“What do we want? New Selina Now!”
“please clap” energy
They only react to statements that they can blindly applaud. They have no critical thinking skills so when a question is posed, they freeze. This is how a hive mind works. There are so many examples of reporters asking maga questions and they sputter and hem and haw because they have no knowledge to even make an argument.
I can respect someone who believes in something and can state facts as well as thier opinion in a thoughtful way. even if I strongly disagree.
People can only handle so much cognitive dissonance before their brains turn to mush and they no longer understand what they support or oppose. Anyone who willingly attends CPAC is far beyond our help.
Great proofreading right here “Conservation Political Action Conference”. Some how I don’t think they’re conservationists.
They’ve been dragging people around by their collars so long that those in charge of wagging the dog have discovered the dog’s tail has completely detached from over-use. This is hilariously dark.
Please clap.
Trump does love stupid people
Indescribably stupid. Top to bottom. The fruits of a rotting education system has become cancer of half of the population of our country. Pathetic.
Is there a “draft sign-up” table at CPAC? they seem eager enough to continue fighting
Not surprised that a group who have been conditioned to not think for themselves over the last 40 years arent able to think for themselves
It’s not confusion, it’s stupidity.
Without clear cues, republicans are mindless sheep.
Wouldn’t cheering or booing be predicated on each person’s personal beliefs, regardless of what Trump says?
Because they think this is a team sport. And it was really easy to identify what team they were on when they believed the democrats were the party of elites, protecting pedophiles, who were going to start a war and destroy the economy. But when their team is fully bankrolled by the richest people on earth, protecting a pedophile, bombing random countries while the market crashes it sure does muddy the waters a bit, huh?
God forbid they make a choice for themselves.
Can someone assign them their freedom back?
CPAC Attendees So Confused
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