Republican presidential hopeful Asa Hutchinson was booed at the Turning Point Action Conference (TPUSA) by conservative attendees with chants of former President Donald Trump‘s name.
Hutchinson tried pitching himself to voters attending the conservative conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday but was met with resistance from the crowd.
The former Arkansas governor has made a name for himself at the national level as a moderate, vetoing bills while in office that limited gender-affirming care for transgender youth, and openly criticizing Trump on the campaign trail.
However, the hardline conservative base that was in attendance at the Turning Point conference did not seem to have much patience for Hutchinson as he touted the policy decision he made as governor during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Clips of the booing quickly spread on Twitter:
Hutchinson is currently polling near the bottom of the crowded Republican presidential field with an average national support of less than one percent, according to Real Clear Politics.
On Saturday, Trump spoke in the ballroom and was met with cheers while he levied insults at President Joe Biden and his other GOP rivals.