Thursday Main Stage at CPAC USA 2026

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10:00 – 10:10 AM

Starting Off Right

Participants:

• Pastor Joshua Navarrete, Arizona Faith Director, Bienvenido Faith Assembly — Prayer

• Bruce Duty, Cross Country 3 — Pledge of Allegiance

• Natasha Owens, American Christian Musician — National Anthem

  
  

10:10 – 10:25 AM

Actions Over Words

Speakers:

• The Honorable Matt Schlapp, CPAC Chairman

• The Honorable Mercedes Viana Schlapp, CPAC Senior Fellow

  
  

10:25 – 10:45 AM

Rev. Franklin Graham

Speaker:

• Rev. Franklin Graham, President & CEO, Samaritan’s Purse

  
  

10:45 – 11:00 AM

The Justice League: Restoring the Constitution: Fireside Chat with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche

Participants:

• The Honorable Matt Schlapp, CPAC Chairman

• The Honorable Todd Blanche, Deputy Attorney General of the United States

11:00 – 11:20 AM

MAGA vs. Mullah Madness

Speakers:

• The Honorable Mercedes Viana Schlapp, CPAC Senior Fellow

• Dr. Hiva Wallace, Advisor, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)

• Mersedeh Shahinkar, Victim of the Ayatollah 

• Raheleh Amiri, Victim of the Ayatollah 

  
  

11:20 – 11:40 AM

Commies Go Home: The Stories of the American Heroes of Gotion

Speakers:

• Gordon Chang, CPAC Board Member

• Jeanne Ives, CEO & Founder, Breakthrough Ideas

• Lori Brock, No Gotion Michigan Activist

• Jillian Rojas,  No Gotion, Illinois Activist

  
  

11:40 – 11:50 AM

Candidate Roundup: Texas AG Runoff Candidate Senator Mayes Middleton

CPAC Rating: 96%

Speaker:

• Sen. Mayes Middleton, Texas State Senator

  
  

11:50 – 11:55 AM

Let the Captives Free

Speaker:

• John Coale, U.S. Special Envoy to Belarus

  
  

11:55 AM – 12:00 PM

Truth, Justice and the American Way with Dean Cain

Speaker:

• Dean Cain, Activist, and Actor 

  
  

12:00 – 12:20 PM

Candidate Roundup: North Carolina Senate Nominee and former RNC Chairman

Speakers:

• Jim McLaughlin, CPAC Board Member

• Michael Whatley

  
  

12:20 – 12:40 PM

The Happy Warrior Featuring Benny Johnson

Speaker:

• Benny Johnson, Host, The Benny Show

  
  

12:40 – 1:10 PM

The Show Must Go On

Speakers:

• The Honorable Matt Schlapp, CPAC Chairman 

• The Honorable Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

• The Honorable Stephanie Carlton, Chief of Staff & Deputy Administrator, CMS

• The Honorable Chris Klomp, Director of Medicare & Deputy Administrator, CM

  
  

1:10 – 1:30 PM

CPAC Yellowstone

Speakers:

• Fanchon Stinger, National TV Host & Founder, Grit & Grace Nation

• Dr. Brooke Miller, CPAC Board Member

• AJ Richards, CEO & Founder, From the Farm

• Clare Dunn, Country Music Artist & Host, The Real Rural

  
  

1:30 – 1:50 PM

It’s the Family, Stupid

Speakers:

• The Honorable Mercedes Schlapp, CPAC Senior Fellow

• Penny Nance, CEO, Concerned Women for America

• Isabel Brown, Host, The Isabel Brown Show

• Anne Dunn, House Mother, St. Gianna & Pietro Molla Maternity Home

  
  

1:50 – 2:10 PM

Walls Work: Fireside Chat with The Honorable Tom Homan

Participants:

• The Honorable Mercedes Schlapp, CPAC Senior Fellow

• The Honorable Tom Homan, Border Czar

  
  

2:10 – 2:30 PM

Show Me the Money

Speakers:

• John Fredericks, Host, The John Fredericks Show

• Glenn Story, CEO, Patriot Mobile

• Alexander Spellane, CEO, Fisher Liberty Gold

• Frank Chapman, Wyoming Rancher

  
  

2:30 – 2:50 PM

Canceling Satan

Speakers:

• Veronica Birkenstock, CPAC Board Member

• Jack Posobiec, Host, Human Events Daily

• Pastor Mark Burns, Founder, The NOW Television Network

• Bill Abbott, President & CEO, Great American Media

  
  

2:50 – 3:10 PM

Europestan: Can Europe Survive?

Speakers:

• Chris Salcedo, Broadcaster

• Liz Truss, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

• Mateusz Morawiecki, President, ECR Party, Former Prime Minister of Poland

• Antonio Giordano, Secretary General, ECR Party

  
  

3:10 – 3:30 PM

Ilhan Omar “Family” Values

Speakers:

• Kurt Schlichter, Senior Columnist, Townhall.com

• Nick Shirley, Independent Reporter

• The Honorable Jackson Purfeerst, Mayor of Crosslake, Minnesota

  
  

3:30 – 3:50 PM

A Parental Warning: Protecting Our Kids From Drugs

Speakers:

• Alex Swoyer, Editor-at-Large, The Washington Times

• The Honorable Sara Carter, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy

• Anne Fundner, Angel Mom of Weston

• Jackie Siegel, “The Queen of Versailles” 

  
  

3:50 – 4:10 PM

Lock ’Em All Up: The Weaponization of Justice

Speakers:

• Ben Ferguson, Host, The Ben Ferguson Show

• Mike Davis, Founder & President, Article III Project

• John Coale, U.S. Special Envoy to Belarus

  
  

4:10 – 4:17 PM

Open Up the Gaetz!

Speaker:

• Matt Gaetz, Host, The Matt Gaetz Show

  
  

4:17 – 4:37 PM

Get Schooled: Don’t Let Woke Marxists Raise Your Children

Speakers:

• Corey DeAngelis, School Choice Advocate

• Erika Donalds, CEO, Education Freedom Foundation

• Frank Murphy, Chair, Athletes for America Coalition

• Greta Alexander, ACE Scholarship Mother

  
  

4:37 – 4:45 PM

It’s Hammertime!

Speaker:

• Josh Hammer, Host, The Josh Hammer Show

  
  

4:45 – 5:05 PM

The Dominators: Drilling, Mining, Empowering into our Future

Speakers:

• Tiana Lowe Doescher, Political Commentator, Washington Examiner

• Amb. Mark Wallace, CEO, United Against Nuclear Iran

• The Honorable John Vonglis, Co-Founder of The Hudson Group

• Karen Herbst, Partner, Providence Energy

  
  

5:05 – 5:25 PM

The President Will Sue You Now: How the Legacy Media was Defeated

Speakers:

• Larry O’Connor, Editor, Townhall.com

• Xaviaer DuRousseau, PragerU Personality

• ALX, Executive Producer of "The Benny Show”

  
  

5:25 – 5:40 PM

The Dogs of DOGE with Nick Shirley

Speaker:

Nick Shirley, Independent Journalist