Category: CPAC 2021

James O’Keefe: Project Veritas Going on the Offense With Lawsuits

Watchdog group Project Veritas is starting to go on the offense against news organizations that defame them, Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe said over the weekend. “We believe it’s time to go on offense. We’re going to start suing these places,” O’Keefe told The Epoch Times’ “Crossroads” at CPAC 2021. Project Veritas last year sued…


Adviser to Florida’s Governor Touts State’s Success Against COVID-19

A free market advocate who helped advise Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on how to combat COVID-19 said on Sunday the state’s success navigating the pandemic stemmed from a flexible approach. “When the virus initially hit, no one knew what to do, really anywhere in the country. All of the ‘experts’ were wrong initially. And so…


Environment Improved Under Trump Administration: Former EPA Head

Former President Donald Trump’s policies helped improve the environment, his former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator said over the weekend. “All the environmental indicators under President Trump improved. Our air today is seven percent cleaner than it was when President Trump took office. Our water quality is highest it’s ever been. On the Superfund side, we…


Rep. Perry: Designate CCP a Transnational Criminal Organization

Rep. Scott Perry said Sunday that the Biden administration must designate the Chinese Communist Party as a “transnational criminal organization.”


Progressive Policies Need to Be Fought Off by States: Rep. Steube

Conservative lawmakers do not have sufficient power to counter legislative initiatives pushing for progressive policies because of the Democratic majority in Congress, Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) told The Epoch Times. Steube criticized recently passed bills such as the COVID-19 relief bill for including progressive measures unrelated to the pandemic and the progressive Equality Act for…


Movieguide Executive: Family-Friendly Movies Make More Money

Films that are family-friendly, have the cleanest content, and seek to encourage traditional values tend to be more profitable, an executive of an advocacy group seeking to redeem values in Hollywood said. Robert Baehr, the co-CEO of Movieguide, said movies that have less sexual and violent content do better at the box office than ones…


Trump: Big Tech Companies ‘Should Be Punished’ for Censoring Conservative Voices

Big tech companies such as Twitter, Google, and Facebook should face major penalties if they continue to engage in censorship of conservative voices, President Donald Trump told an audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The former president, in his first major appearance since leaving office, took the opportunity to renew calls to sanction Silicon Valley…


Video: Rep. Ralph Norman: Conservatives Must ‘Be Willing to Fight’

At CPAC 2021, we sit down with Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) to discuss Rush Limbaugh’s legacy, and why he believes all conservatives must “be willing to fight” as aggressively as the left. American Thought Leaders is an Epoch Times show available on YouTube, Rumble, Youmaker, and The Epoch Times website. It also airs on cable on…


Video: Rep. Jim Jordan on Potential Trump 2024 Run; The Equality Act; Fighting Cancel Culture

At the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference, we sit down with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to discuss a potential Trump 2024 run, why he believes the Equality Act threatens religious liberty, and how he thinks people should combat cancel culture. Jan Jekielek: I’m here at CPAC 2021 with Congressman Jim Jordan. Very good to be…


Trump Wins CPAC Straw Poll for 2024 Presidential Nominee

President Donald Trump is still the most popular candidate for the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination, according to a CPAC straw poll, with 55 percent of respondents saying they would vote for him in a hypothetical primary. The poll had stacked Trump against 20 other potential GOP primary candidates including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and South Dakota Gov. Kristi…