This morning, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) made a historic announcement: sitting President Donald Trump will speak at their event, hot off his recent engagement speaking to a Floridian rally crowd.

We are honored that @POTUS will return to #CPAC2017 on Friday, Feb 24th at 10:00am(ET). Join us for this history-making moment @CPAC. pic.twitter.com/stzu07smV3 — Matt Schlapp (@mschlapp) February 20, 2017

The big news has been met with some predictable reactions.

Can’t. Have a circus without a ring leader, I’ll pass https://t.co/SbF9Jhlktl — Sweetpea (@Sweetpea593) February 20, 2017

Geez, CPAC will have TWO sexual assault apologists https://t.co/VFp31kNjyH — Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) February 20, 2017

Is this year’s theme for speakers sexual predators? https://t.co/OTGbFjXemf — ¡ʎpu∀ (@AndyRockCandy) February 20, 2017

A pussy grabber and pederast walk into @CPAC… https://t.co/cWYZtndMEx — korbls (@korbls) February 20, 2017

Trump to speak at Conservative Pederasty Advocacy Coalition #CPAC2017 Parents are advised: Some CPAC videos may be unsuitable for children. https://t.co/WfoS6OGw3y — Robert Zubrin (@robert_zubrin) February 20, 2017

Remember last year when Trump didn’t show up to #CPAC after a bunch of people planned to walk out on him lol https://t.co/kHOsvapkg8 — Elise Yost (@EliseYost) February 20, 2017

?”God money I’ll do anything for you. God money just tell me what you want me to…”? https://t.co/qzjJodYeN5 — Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) February 20, 2017

Is @realDonaldTrump going to be introducing the immigrant who’s in favor of pedophilia? Or following him? https://t.co/Xzml27XOGy — Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) February 20, 2017

Between him and Milo, it’s like CPAC is booking straight from the sex offender registry. https://t.co/IMdPhAwggT — Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) February 20, 2017

You should be very proud. https://t.co/AOX8GaA0xJ — Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 20, 2017

Much of the criticism of the announcement has to do with the other big-name speaker who’s been dominating the headlines, Milo Yiannopoulos. Just last night, recordings of him seemingly defending pedophilia as “coming-of-age” relationships in “the homosexual world” spread like wildfire. Coupled with Trump’s own scandalous recordings on the subject of sexual assault, the video has some thinking that conservatism has taken an irreversible turn for the worst.

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