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Benjamin Donovan Chafetz proposed to his girlfriend Paulina FinleyBenjamin ChafetzBenjamin Donovan Chafetz proposed to his girlfriend Paulina FinleyBenjamin Chafetz

Attendees come to the Conservative Political Action Conference conference for many reasons — some even find love.

Benjamin Donovan Chafetz, 32, popped the question to girlfriend Paulina Finley, 20, in the main hall of the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on Saturday.

Chafetz got down on one knee and said, “Honey I have something to ask you.

“Will you make marriage great again with me?”

The crowd around them broke out into applause as the couple embraced.

“We met two years ago at CPAC and have been together ever since, we are both very conservative, love Donald Trump, and wanted to further our relationship where it began,” Chafetz, a former president of Boise State College Republicans, told The Post. “She did say yes.”

The happy moment took place just hours before President Trump was set to address the gathering.

“She kind of saw it coming … I did my best,” Chafetz conceded. “I wanted to do it right before Trump came on but the Secret Service said that they would take us out of the room.”

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