CPAC interrupted as organisers forced to tell attendees to wear masks to furious jeers
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Your support makes all the difference.The organisers of CPAC were forced to remind attendees that wearing masks was compulsory at the conference, setting off a wave of boos and jeers.
After one speaker finished up his speech by leading a chant of “freedom!” that saw attendees rise to their feet, event organisers took to the stage, urging the crowd to wear their masks at all times.
Shouts of complaint echoed around the ballroom.
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