** FILE ** In this Thursday, March 6, 2014, file photo, Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who has found himself in the middle of the 2016 presidential conversation, speaks at CPAC2014 in National Harbor, Md. (Preston Keres/Special for The Washington Times)
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Gaylord Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 7, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)