LIVE UPDATES: CPAC 2021 speakers Trump Jr., Ted Cruz appear in Florida as conference ramps up

High-profile conservatives are now taking the stage at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference  (CPAC) in Florida. The conference runs though Sunday.

Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, James Lankford, R-Okla, Ted Cruz R-Texas, and Rick Scott R-Fla. are among the many speakers on Friday. Others include Florida Gov. Ron Desantis, former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and Donald Trump Jr. 

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak on Sunday, his first public remarks since Inauguration Day.

CPAC 2021 is taking place in Orlando, Florida. The event is seen as prelude to how the Republican presidential primary field may shape up.

"Based on our sources, the president is going to prosecute his case of where Joe Biden has taken America," Fox Nation's Lawrence Jones said. "He’s gonna go through the policy changes that he's [Biden] has already enacted."

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