The founder of the Patriot Party said he and others involved in the burgeoning movement were not discouraged by former President Donald Trump’s comments on third-party rumors at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). “We were not discouraged by President Trump’s comment’s at CPAC and it only strengthened our resolve to continue on our path to support Constitutional Conservative candidates and petition drives,” William Johnson, chair of the Idaho Patriot Party PAC, told The Epoch Times via email. Trump in his Feb. 28 speech said, “We’re not starting new parties.” “They kept saying, ‘He’s going to start a brand new party,'” he added. “We have the Republican party. It’s going to unite and be stronger than ever before. I am not starting a new party. That was fake news.” “Wouldn’t that be brilliant? Let’s start a new party and let’s divide our vote so that you can never win,” …