Tag: CPAC

‘I Wish the Lessons of My Parents’ Generation Were Being Taught Today’: Rep. Burgess Owens on Ending Systemic Racism

Despite growing up in an America segregated by the KKK and Jim Crow, Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah) says the remarkable success he saw in his family and community growing up instilled in him a sense of pride that helped him see success was possible in his own life. “I grew up at a time where,…


Hyatt Hotels Defends Hosting CPAC: ‘We Take Pride in Operating a Highly Inclusive Environment’

Hyatt Hotels responded to calls for a boycott over hosting the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, defending hosting the conference by taking “pride in operating a highly inclusive environment.” “We take pride in operating a highly inclusive environment and we believe that the facilitation of gatherings is a central element of what…


Young People Should Get Involved in Politics, Can’t ‘Wait in Line:’ Rep. Cawthorn

Youth should get involved in politics instead of adhering to the mentality of waiting their turn, the youngest member of Congress said Saturday. “I believe that we’re starting to realize—this is why I got involved so young—is that we don’t have time to wait in line,” Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) told The Epoch Times’ “Crossroads” at…


Restoring Cornerstone Values a Solution to America’s Decline: Ben Carson

Reestablishing the cornerstone principles that America was founded on is the key to slowing down the country’s deterioration and addressing the acrimony that is dividing the nation, Dr. Ben Carson said on Saturday. Carson, who served as the 17th Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), argues America can begin advancing toward the…


‘Gender Identity Doesn’t Erase Physiological Advantages’: Student Athlete

Biologically female athletes should not be forced to compete with athletes who are born biological males, student-athlete Linnea Saltz told an audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Saltz, who participates in the highest level of intercollegiate athletics known as the NCAA Division I, said on Saturday that her views do not stem from a desire to…


Video: Mike Pompeo: Trump Admin Exposed ‘Irrefutable’ Facts on China

At the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference, we sit down with former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss the communist China threat, conservative values, and why he believes all conservatives should be “pipehitters.” American Thought Leaders is an Epoch Times show available on YouTube, Rumble, Youmaker, and The Epoch Times website. It also airs…


Video: Mike Pompeo: Trump Administration Exposed ‘Irrefutable’ Facts on China

At the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference, we sit down with former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss the communist China threat, conservative values, and why he believes all conservatives should be “pipehitters.” Jan Jekielek: Secretary Pompeo, great to have you back on American Thought Leaders here at CPAC 2021. Sec. Mike Pompeo:…


CPAC Report: Leo 2.0 Rocks the House

Commentary Black conservatives, like gay conservatives and any other hyphenated conservatives the reactionary know-nothings of identity politics seek to cancel, often have a rough go, to say the least, in their own communities. Not only that, they are reviled in the media and what passes for polite society in this age of maximum hypocrisy. They…


Rep. McCarthy Says GOP Will Win Back Majority in 2022 Midterms

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), the chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), spoke out about the future of the Republican party during a panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida. At one point during the discussion on Saturday afternoon, Matt Schlapp, the chairman of the American Conservative Union, said…


Republicans Need to be ‘Willing to Fight’: Rep. Norman

Republicans need to stand up for their values and in defense of the Constitution, according to Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.). “We’ve got to be willing to fight. We got to be bold. Being lukewarm is not going to get it now. They—the left—is so far radicalized and we’ve got to, on a local level, go…