atlanta as part of the dp gathering, an event hosted by conservative radio show host eric circumstance son. eva mcken joining me live from the gathering in atlanta. what are the speakers saying? >> reporter: vivek ramaswamy is on stage right now behind me, so i'm going to do my best to do my best campaign trail whisper. true to form, he is talking about making patriotism cool again and railing against corporate diversity efforts. former new jersey governor chris christie talked a lot about school choice, strong foreign policy and taking a very aggressive public safety position. former president trump really not the focus of this event. he was not invited by erickson to the gathering here. but after christie left the stage, he did address reporters and he just really attacked trump for not participating in