ORLANDO, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 26: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference held in the Hyatt Regency on February 26, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. Begun in 1974, CPAC brings together conservative organizations, activists, and world leaders to discuss issues important to them. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 26: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference held in the Hyatt Regency on February 26, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. Begun in 1974, CPAC brings together conservative organizations, activists, and world leaders to discuss issues important to them. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

What is new on CPAC Day 2

It is day two of the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, and there are a lot of bigwigs in Orlando, from Governor Ron DeSantis to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz. The governor welcomed everybody to town by highlighting the state's lacks COVID restrictions.

High-profile conservatives are now taking the stage at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Florida. The conference runs though Sunday.

Throughout the day on Friday, speakers characterized the coronavirus — which continues to claim more than 2,000 lives each day in the US — as something that only liberal wimps worry about or, more nefariously, as little more than a pretext Democratic public officials have used to shut down businesses and schools.

This type of rhetoric might seem absurd to people who take science and public health seriously, but it doesn’t to CPAC attendees.

One of the most memorable scenes from Friday’s festivities came early on, when event officials had to take to the stage and beg people to respect “private property rights” and “the rule of law” by wearing masks while walking around the hotel where the conference is being held. Unhappy attendees responded by booing and yelling “freedom!”

Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, James Lankford, R-Okla, Ted Cruz R-Texas, and Rick Scott R-Fla. are among the many speakers on Friday. Others include Florida Gov. Ron Desantis, former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and Donald Trump Jr.

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak on Sunday, his first public remarks since Inauguration Day.

CPAC 2021 is a cultish celebration of Donald Trump that will be headlined with a speech by the former president — an embodiment of a movement that stands for little more than owning the libs. "Based on our sources, the president is going to prosecute his case of where Joe Biden has taken America," Fox Nation's Lawrence Jones said. "He’s gonna go through the policy changes that he's [Biden] has already enacted."

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What is CPAC 2021

CPAC 2021 is taking place in Orlando, Florida. The event is seen as prelude to how the Republican presidential primary field may shape up

  • The White House is "certainly not" worried about anticipated criticisms from former President Donald Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this weekend, according to press secretary Jen Psaki.
  • CPAC 2021 is taking place in Orlando, Florida. The event is seen as prelude to how the Republican presidential primary field may shape up.

Schedule CPAC:

8:30 a.m.

Welcome

Prayer: David Malka

Pledge: Kathy Barnette

National Anthem: Sailor Sabol

9:00 a.m.

Florida Welcomes CPAC: Open for Business

Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida

Introduced by Matt Schlapp, American Conservative Union

Chairman

9:20 a.m.

Why the Left Hates the Bill of Rights … and We Love It

Sen. Mike Lee (Utah)

9:30 a.m.

Amendment I:

Emcee: Carly Patrick, American Conservative Union

Freedom of Speech

Fmr. Gov. Scott Walker, Young America’s Foundation President

Freedom of Religion

Sen. James Lankford (Okla.)

Freedom of Press

Alex Berenson, Reporter

Freedom of Assembly

Pam Bondi, Fmr. Florida Attorney General

Freedom of Petition

Josh Mandel, Fmr. Ohio State Treasurer

10:15 a.m.

Tolerance Reimagined: The Angry Mob and Violence in our Streets

Spencer Brown, Young America’s Foundation

Wayne Dupree, The Wayne Dupree Show

T.W. Shannon, CEO of Chickasaw Community Bank

Moderated by Lawrence Jones, Fox News Contributor

10:50 a.m.

Bill of Rights, Liberty, and Cancel Culture

Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas)

11:05 a.m.

Protecting Elections Part 1: Voting is Democracy: Why We Must Protect Elections

Deroy Murdock, Fox News Contributor

11:15 AM

Protecting Elections Part 2: Other Culprits: How Judges & Media Refused to Look at the Evidence

Jesse Binnall, Harvey & Binnall, PLLC

Deroy Murdock, Fox News Contributor

Hans Von Spakovsky, The Heritage Foundation

Moderated by Denise Cohen, American Conservative Union

Foundation

11:50 a.m.

Amendment V: Freedom from Confiscation of Private Property

Fmr. Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, American

Conservative Union Foundation Board

Shelley Luther, Courage to Stand

Ian Smith, Atilis Gym

Moderated by Kerry Picket, Washington Examiner

12:20 p.m.

The Real Cost of Tuition:

Emcee: Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (NC)

Debtors

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (N.C.-11)

Dummies

Rep. Ted Budd (N.C.- 13)

Distanced

Rep. Virginia Foxx (N.C.-05)

12:55 pm

Keeping America Safe

Sen. Tom Cotton (Ark.)

1:10 p.m.

Protecting Elections Part 3: The Left Pulled the Strings, Covered It Up, and Even Admits It

Fmr. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Fox News Contributor

1:25 PM

Fighting for Freedom of Speech at Home and Across the World

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.)

1:40 p.m.

The Left’s Assault on a Free People: How Government, Big Tech, and Media Are Colluding to Deprive Us of Our Humanity

Emcee: Ben Ferguson, The Ben Ferguson Show

Big Tech

Jeff Brain, CloutHub

Big Media

Robby Starbuck, Director and Producer

Big Government

Rep. Matt Gaetz (Fla.-01)

Big Control

Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA

2:25 p.m.

Big Tech Is for Sale and China and Russia Are Buying

Rebeccah Heinrichs, Hudson Institute

Buck Sexton, The Buck Sexton Show

Moderated by KT McFarland, American Conservative Union

Board

2:55 p.m.

The Way Forward: Unlocking Our Churches, Our Voices, and Our Social Media Accounts

Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.)

3:10 p.m.

Remarks by Sen. Josh Hawley (Mo.)

3:25 p.m.

Reigniting the Spirit of the American Dream

Donald Trump, Jr.

Introduced by Kimberly Guilfoyle

3:40 p.m.

Remarks by James O’Keefe, Project Veritas

3:55 p.m.

Remarks by Dan Bongino, The Dan Bongino Show

4:10 p.m.

Familiarity Breeds Contempt: How Will China’s Neighbors Survive

Hiroaki Jay Aeba, Japanese Conservative Union Chairman

Cleo Paskal, Geostrategist

Rep. Greg Steube (Fla.-17)

Moderated by Gordon Chang, American Conservative Union

Foundation Board

5:10 p.m.

The Looming Humanitarian Crisis at the Border

Amb. Chris Landau, Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Mexico

Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñes

Eduardo Verastegui, Actor

Moderated by Mercedes Schlapp, American Conservative Union

Foundation

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