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Following a lackluster midterm election, national Republicans gathered in Las Vegas to assess potential presidential candidates at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership meeting. The event has emerged as one of the GOP’s blue chip features, as it vets candidates and issues.

Donald Trump, the former president, was a featured speaker, as was his vice president, Mike Pence. 

They were joined by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, among others.