Not Even Mar-a-Lago Is Safe: Trump Org Bows to Far-Left Demand to Cancel Conservative Event

On Monday, the Trump Organization canceled an ACT for America gala scheduled for November 7 at Mar-a-Lago, days after a liberal smear campaign launched by the discredited Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) denounced the event itself as a violation of the Constitution.

"This is a perfect example of how Free Speech is on its last breath in this country," Brigitte Gabriel, founder and chairman of ACT for America, said in a press release. "The radical leftist smear machine like the SPLC, CAIR, and the fake news media will lie, twist the truth, and take words out of context in order to destroy those with whom they disagree."

"While we are disappointed in the decision made by the Trump Organization attorneys, we do not blame President Trump or the Trump family," Gabriel added. "ACT for America, with its over one million member base, will continue to stand with President Trump and support his fight for the soul of our country, and his fight to protect and preserve our freedoms. They are under assault like never before."

"We will not be silenced," she concluded.

The article emphasized Gabriel's support for Trump and ACT for America's claims to have a "direct line" to the president through allies such as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who spoke at one of the group's conferences in 2016. The SPLC noted that Trump "still owns and profits from Mar-a-Lago but has said he is not involved in the day-to-day operations."

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