Six years ago, as the ‘‘money, money, money, money’’ chorus of his reality TV show’s theme song blasted, Donald Trump stepped out before the nation’s largest gathering of conservative activists for the first time. The crowd was less than adoring, occasionally laughing at and booing the longtime former Democrat.
The intro music is more likely to be ‘‘Hail to the Chief’’ when he takes the stage Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference. The audience will have changed its tune, too.
Trump’s upcoming speech is designed to be one of appreciation, White House senior strategist Steve Bannon said Thursday. ‘‘He understands, at CPAC there are many, many, many voices,’’ he said. ‘‘This is the room where he got his launch.’’
Bannon said Breitbart News, which he led before joining Trump’s team last summer, and other conservative outlets first took note of the brash billionaire at his CPAC debut. And that’s where Trump first began understanding the conservatives who years later would help him win the presidency. Read more at The Boston Globe