Less than a year after President Donald Trump began his second term, Republicans seem unserious, unfocused and fracturing before our eyes at a pivotal time for the country. It's hard to watch.

This was clear during AmericaFest, Turning Point USA's conservative conference, which wrapped up on Dec. 21. It featured Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, interviewing rapper Nicki Minaj, and remarks by conservatives like Ben Shapiro, Megyn Kelly, Steve Bannon and others.

It was a chance to show party unity as we head to the end of the year. Instead, we got infighting that took over media coverage.

If Republicans want to maintain a majority in Congress and effectively govern, they must put an end to internal divisions, stand firmly for truth and moral principles, and work through Congress to codify conservative values in ways that benefit future generations of Americans.

On Dec. 18 at AmericaFest, Shapiro, author and conservative commentator at the Daily Wire, gave one of the best speeches I've heard about where the conservative movement is headed. In it, he condemned "frauds and grifters," including the conspiracy theories of Candace Owens and

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