Conservative political action conference

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 24 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is slated to run through Sunday and a number of high-profile conservatives will take the stage to share conservative ideas with the crowd. Former President Trump will give his first public address since leaving office at the conference in Orlando, Fla., headlining Sunday’s events. Here are a few of the notable conservatives who will speak: Friday Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Sen. Mike Lee, Utah Former Gov. Scott Walker, Wisc. Sen. James Lankford, Okla. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Rep. Mo Brooks, Ala. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, N.C. Sen. Tom Cotton, Ark. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Tenn. Rep. Matt Gaetz, Fla. Sen. Rick Scott, Fla. Sen. Josh Hawley, Mo. … [Read more...] about CPAC 2021 schedule: Who is speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) traveled to Orlando, Florida, on Saturday and delivered a moving speech about the conservative movement in America at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). “I’m here today to share some of the lessons from my state,” Noem said, shortly after being welcomed to the stage. “I think the main question that needs to be answered this weekend is: Why does America need conservatives? The question of why America needs conservatives can be answered by just mentioning a single year. And that year is 2020.” “Everybody knows that almost overnight, we went from a roaring economy to a tragic nationwide shutdown,” Noem continued, pointing out certain economic factors that impacted Americans: By the beginning of 2020, President Trump had created seven million new American jobs. We had the lowest unemployment rate in over half a century and unemployment rates for Black, Hispanic, and Asian Americans reached the lowest levels in history. More … [Read more...] about Gov. Kristi Noem at CPAC: ‘Conservatives Exist to Fight for America’

Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images As usual, this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference is a pretty good barometer for the state of the American right. While last year focused on ignoring the coronavirus during the early days of the crisis, this year’s official theme, “America Uncanceled,” tracks pretty consistently with Fox News ’ and Josh Hawley’s obsession with political correctness and the perceived bias in tech against conservatives. Bu thanks to some of the more conspiratorial ideas circling around in the big tent of the Republican coalition, CPAC was unable to provide its attendees a space safe from censorship. On Monday, three days before the conference began, it canceled an appearance from a panelist who “has expressed reprehensible views that have no home with our conference or our organization.” Though CPAC did not initially state who they booted from their list of speakers, the decision came hours after Media Matters for America … [Read more...] about CPAC Cancels Speaker at ‘America Uncanceled’ Conference

Former Vice President Mike Pence declined the Conservative Political Action Conference’s (CPAC) invitation to speak at the event, a source familiar with the development confirmed to Breitbart News. A source familiar with Pence’s thinking told Breitbart News not to read too much into this decision, noting he is spending the immediate timeframe after his term in office focused on family and getting pieces into place–like accepting senior positions at the Heritage Foundation and Young America’s Foundation, as Breitbart News reported . Expect Pence to be very vocal in the coming months ahead, this source said. In the meantime, former President Donald Trump will be making his first post-presidential appearance at the conservative gathering in Florida next weekend, according to reports . Trump has been keeping a relatively low profile since he retired from the White House to Palm Beach, Florida, in January, but reemerged last week to conduct a series of phone-in interviews to … [Read more...] about Mike Pence Declined CPAC Invitation, Donald Trump Accepted

Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), said at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Saturday that the Republican Party is destined to lose future elections if they erase former President Donald Trump and the connection he made with working-class voters. Banks said at a panel with House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and American Conservative Union (ACU) chairman Matt Schlapp that a recent poll found McCarthy is the most popular Republican in the House. However, the Hoosier conservative noted that the least popular Republicans want to remove Trump and his connection with the GOP’s working class. “There are very few Republicans; the least popular are those that want to erase Donald Trump and Donald Trump supporters from our party. Let me tell you, if that happens, we will not win back the majority in 2022; we definitely won’t win back the White House in 2024 if you erase Donald Trump,” Banks told the CPAC crowd. Banks … [Read more...] about Jim Banks: GOP Destined to Lose if They Erase Trump, Lose Connection with Working-Class Voters