The Left is targeting our innocent youth, corrupting them with woke ideology and destroying life at its earliest stages in its most innocent form. It seems that they too recognize the family is the basis of society but are seeking to dismantle it and replace the family with the state. The Left is brainwashing our children to secure the future for themselves and create a future without freedom, but this strategy will not be tolerated by conservatives. In fact, it has only energized conservatives to defend their children from the gross indoctrination of the Left. Mercedes Schlapp summarized in her speech at CPAC Hungary 2024, “We do what we do for our children. We do what we do for our grandchildren. We can sit back and do nothing and relax and let the communists take over but we say, ‘No!’ We are not going to let the communists take over our families. We are not going to let the communists take over our institutions. We have to fight, and we have to fight harder now than ever before.” Schlapp issued advice inspired by her former boss President Donald Trump conservatives who are feeling alone in their beliefs and outraged by the Left’s tactics. Schlapp urged, “You have to be battle ready. You have to become a conservative warrior in your community. They want you to feel alone. We are not alone.” Watch the full speech here.

Matt and Mercedes Schlapp joined Vox Spain and world leaders in Madrid, Spain for Europa Viva 24. They delivered empowering remarks on the rise of the conservative movement in America and Europe. “In America, vamos a ganar! In America we are going to win because Donald Trump is going to be our president again!” declared Matt Schlapp. America is heading toward a revival, and it is all leading up to November of this year, when Schlapp predicts that Americans will vote President Trump back into office. He observes that Americans are tired of the lies the Left has told them about their children, their family, and their faith, and they are now rising up against those lies to restore truth and freedom to their country. And the revival is not just in America. Like Americans are tired of the incompetency of President Biden, the people of Spain are tired of the weak leadership of PM Pedro Sanchez, and all across Europe, people are growing tired of the bureaucracy and globalism of the European Union. Mercedes Schlapp had an empowering message for European and American conservatives and conservatives worldwide: “You can’t be fearful. You have to stand up. You cannot bend. You have to fight because right now they want to destroy our civilization. They want to destroy our religion.” For more, follow @CPAC on social media. You can also follow Matt Schlapp @MSchlapp or Mercedes Schlapp @MercedesSchlapp to keep up with current events.

CPAC joined forces with Vox in Madrid, Spain for Europa Viva 24 in Madrid. Matt and Mercedes Schlapp represented CPAC at the event that also featured remarks from friends of CPAC, Santiago Abascal, President of Vox, and Eduardo Verastegui and world leaders, Javier Milei, Giorgia Meloni, and Viktor Orbán. Israel and the European Union were hot topics at the conference. The speakers and attendees vocalized strong support for Israel in contrast to the Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez’s recent remarks planning to recognize a Palestinian state and President Biden’s comments calling for a ceasefire and a two-state solution in his commencement speech at Morehouse College. Matt Schlapp commented on the issue in his remarks at Europa Viva 24, “It’s shameful that in the United States of America, this wonderful country, it is shameful that the Democratic party and the Left have embraced Hamas over Israel. It's shameful.” European conservatives enthusiastically showed out for the event with attendance totaling nearly 11,000. The 2024 European Union parliament elections are coming up in June, and Europa Viva 24 was a rallying point for European conservatives to seize the opportunity to fight back against the globalism and bureaucracy in Brussels. See more inside coverage from Europa Viva 24 on social media @CPAC, @mercedesschlapp, and @mschlapp.

It’s obvious that Americans have lost in trust in the news media. A Pew Research Center study released in April of this year revealed that the majority of Republicans firmly believe mainstream media reporting is heavily influenced by outside forces and that freedom of the press has disintegrated. The major downsizing and dire financial straits of many well-known outlets, such as the Los Angeles Times and CNN, indicates that traditional news outlets and legacy media establishments may be paying for their lazy reporting. The American people want straightforward and reliable news reporting, which they’re not getting from legacy outlets. They simply want a journalist to do their job and report the facts, not spew political propaganda. The American people deserve to know the truth. They deserve to know what’s going on in their country and be allowed to form their own opinions. Legacy media has long treated the average American reader with a superiority complex that views the average American as a child, too dumb to think for himself and needing someone far more intellectually advanced to interpret current events for them. Radical Left-wing activists under the guise of reporters believed themselves to be that person, qualified to teach the public the real ways of the world through a Marxist lens. Today, they are suffering from their own stupidity as Americans are seeing them for who they are, leaving them in the dust, and chasing the freedom and truth the American people have sought all along in alternative outlets and newer forms of media. America was not founded to be a nation of brainwashed robots. That would be contrary to freedom. The Founding Fathers added provisions for free speech and freedom of the press for that very reason. Americans see this, and they’re tired of fake news. They want to know what’s really going on in their schools, in their government, at the border, what their tax money is funding, and what their politicians are doing. They’re tired of having their viewpoints silenced and mocked by mainstream media. As the old empires of legacy media outlets crumble, let’s replace them with the trustworthy news sources the American people want.

Despite the woke silliness that surrounds us every day, the conservative movement is entering a renaissance. Conservatives are striking out on their own, creating a thriving industry of alternative media away from the failing legacy media. They are finding success reaching their audiences and spreading the conservative message by harnessing the power of existing and emerging platforms. A rising tide of conservative commentators online are offering Americans refuge from the ridiculousness of wokeness and validation in their common sense principles. CPAC+ is contributing to this movement to reach grassroots patriots in an online space riddled with Leftists and Communists, who are trying to silence those on the right. Our collection of original content fits with the mission of our organization “to preserve and protect the values of life, liberty, and property for every American.” That mission extends beyond an annual conference. It’s a mission that we keep alive all year long, and our CPAC+ family is another one of the many ways we do just that. With a broad range of CPAC Now shows that cover everything from politics to faith to culture and with an international reach, CPAC+ spreads the conservative message far and wide. We bring you news, commentary from leading experts on current events, and the cutting edge of conservative thought. CPAC+ is contributing to a growing and thriving conservative movement and leaving a conservative mark on the online world. Check out our full lineup of original content at CPAC.org.

West Virginia businessman Chris Miller called out the corruption and inefficiencies of the federal government. “We need to run government more like a business that treats taxpayers like valued customers and shareholders,” suggested Miller. The American people need to hold the government accountable and ensure that their freedoms are being protected and their taxes are being invested wisely and effectively. Rich in natural resources including coal and water and full of hard working, family-oriented, common sense, and patriotic people, West Virginia is poised to lead the nation in reform. They are experts in energy and defenders of life, freedom, and family. Watch Miller’s full remarks on Rumble @CPAC.

As the Left shifts further and further Left, they are disowning anyone who does not fall in line on every issue, especially pro-life Democrats. Terrisa Bukovinac, anti-abortion activist and 2024 Democratic Presidential Candidate, is one of those Democrats. She explains her position and experience as a pro-life Democrat on this episode of Battle Belongs. Bukovinac was moved to join the pro-life movement after learning about the secular pro-life movement and the horrific process of abortions, including the dismembering of the baby. She was motivated to become active in the movement in the 2016 election when she realized that President Trump’s pro-life message wasn’t able to reach pro-life groups on the Left. After being fed up with not finding representation for herself and other pro-life Democrats, she decided to be that representation herself, and she founded Pro-Life San Francisco. That same lack of representation prompted her to run as a Democrat candidate for president in 2024. Bukovinac’s work in the pro-life movement includes recovering the bodies of aborted children, raising awareness of the horrors and violence of abortion, and debating those willing to on this important issue. She has met fierce resistance from the Left, however, with Democrat leaders and elected officials unwilling to have conversations about abortion and pro-abortion groups launching campaigns to silence pro-life Democrats like Bukovinac. “The Democratic establishment will do anything, in my opinion, to silence pro-life Democrats. That’s a big problem for them, and you can see they primary any candidates aggressively who espouse any kind of concern about even late term abortion,” observed Bukovinac. She is striving to change the Democrat Party with her campaign to make the party more open and welcoming to pro-life Democrats. “We are Democrats. We do not agree with Republican policies but we will not be complicit in child killing. That is the message. That is what I’m trying to do. I’m trying to raise up these pro-life Democrats to give them the courage to say who are they, to stop being silenced, to stop being afraid,” explained Bukovinac. Watch the full episode on CPAC+ and follow @CPAC or @coletonfurlow on social media for more.

There’s no question that human trafficking of the most vulnerable among us remains a prevalent threat to communities across this country, with over 3,000 potential child victims reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline in 2021 alone. Even with such staggering evidence, we know many cases of child labor or sex abuse go unreported, leaving kids of all ages at risk of constant harm. Lawmakers must act quickly to ensure our Nation meets its lofty goals of ensuring liberty and freedom for our next generation. Thankfully, CPAC’s Center for Combating Human Trafficking is not alone in this fight as government leaders step up to protect our most important asset: our young people. Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) outlined critical recommendations for combating human trafficking, particularly of children under 18. These included improved collaboration between the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) and the establishment of clear goals to assist the specific needs of child trafficking victims. Despite these clear objectives, the current administration has failed to act. President Biden's policy of lax border enforcement creates opportunities for traffickers to exploit vulnerable individuals, including children on both sides of the border. At the same time, Federal agencies continue to come up short in supporting their State and local partners who encounter and often rescue these at-risk children. This is why CPAC was proud to join Senator Grassley in advancing new legislation that would mandate the Federal government prioritize protecting our country’s young men and women. The "Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024" is a straightforward proposal that requires the executive branch to implement the recommendations from the GAO report in the immediate future. Through prioritizing funding for victims’ services, placing more time and attention on the needs of at-risk youth, and ensuring that Federal agencies are coordinating with those working on the ground, this transformative legislation takes significant steps in protecting our most vulnerable. Now is the time for our government to take the lead in ending child trafficking, and CPAC’s Center for Combating Human Trafficking stands ready to make real change in the fight to end modern day slavery.

Katie Pavlich and Florida Congresswoman Kat Cammack sit down for a discussion of government overreach at CPAC 2024. For a year now, Cammack has belonged to the Subcommittee for the Weaponization of the Federal Government in the House of Representatives. In this capacity, she’s learned the depth and extent of the weaponization of the federal government against the American people. In particular, the federal government’s collusion with big tech to harness the technology of AI to censor Americans and promote DEI has recently come to light. In fact, taxpayer funds have been funneled to academia for the purpose of manipulating AI to advance Leftist ideology. The Subcommittee for the Weaponization of the Federal Government is tasked with uncovering and cracking down on these sketchy partnerships. Their latest effort to do so is a fencing bill. “If we can’t cut their money, we’re going to fence it. And people are like, ‘Well, what would that do?’ Well, you start in different departments and you hold their money hostage. Two can play this game, and I am so sick and tired, and I know you guys are too, of sitting on the sidelines and watching these people run roughshod over our rights with our money,” explained Cammack. Cammack and her Republican colleagues are shouldering the burden of fighting the weaponization of government as their Democrat counterparts continue to deny its reality and focus on destroying Donald Trump. Watch Cammack’s full conversation with Katie Pavlich on Rumble @CPAC.

The Left accuses Republicans of protecting the rich and punishing the middle-class, but under Biden, we’ve seen the opposite to be true. Thanks to Biden's economic policies, the rich have only gotten richer and the poor have only gotten poorer. Bill Walton and Matt Schlapp discuss Biden’s economic policies that caused this on America Uncanceled. President Biden brags that he’s created jobs but the jobs he claims to have created are filled not by American citizens in need of work but by the illegal immigrants Biden is welcoming across the border. In fact, the state of Maine has gone so far as to introduce an Office of New Arrivals. “What they’re doing is they’re taking illegal aliens or undocumented workers or whatever the label is for people now and they’re giving them all the training and all the documents they need to find work in the economy whereas regular Americans who have been here all along are not afforded that same treatment,” explained Walton. DEI has also impacted the job market with corporations and the government now placing identity above merit and ability, making it more difficult for more people to get jobs and decreasing the quality of workers and work performed. “From day one the Biden administration, not just Joe Biden but everybody, all his cabinet secretaries, have not been aimed at economic growth and have not been aimed at the well-being of the middle class. Their agenda and the whole of government, every single agency, has been aimed at climate change agenda and the equity agenda, Diversity Equity and Inclusion,” Walton commented. Get Walton’s full take on the state of the economy and watch the full episode on CPAC+. For more, follow @CPAC on social media. You can also follow Matt Schlapp @MSchlapp or Mercedes Schlapp @MercedesSchlapp to keep up with current events.

President Biden continues to flip flop in his stance on Israel, publicly pronouncing support for them but not following through with his actions. Julie Strauss Levin joined Mercedes Schlapp on America Uncanceled to share her thoughts and an update on the Israel/Hamas War. “Joe Biden does not like Israel. Joe Biden is not a friend of the Jewish people,” stated Levin plainly. Though he says he supports Israel, he refuses to supply them the full military aid they need. He recently stated in an interview with CNN that if Israel entered Rafah, he would withhold crucial military aid. His Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is also no friend of Israel, calling for a ceasefire early on in October. Biden’s weak leadership and poor support of one of America’s closest allies, is standing out right now as the war spills over into American college campuses in the form of violent, antisemitic demonstrations. As such, the war is spreading beyond Israel and is becoming a war over Western civilization at large. “This is more than just about the Jewish people. As I said before, I really believe this is about Western civilization, and without Christians, we couldn’t do this. We are truly in this together,” said Levin. Watch Levin’s full take on CPAC+ For more, follow @CPAC on social media. You can also follow Matt Schlapp @MSchlapp or Mercedes Schlapp @MercedesSchlapp to keep up with current events.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke for the third time at CPAC Hungary this year. Central to his message this year was Hungary’s clinging to conservative principles amidst barrages of globalism from the European Union and neighboring countries in Europe. “While the entirety of Europe has been flooded with a progressive, liberal ocean, here, as a miracle, you can find a conservative island,” Orbán said. The migrant crisis was a turning point in Hungary’s relationship with the European Union. They were bullied and pressured by Brussels for their commitment to defending their borders. While other European countries caved in and opened their borders to unvetted, dangerous migrants and burdened their cities and taxpayers, Hungary stood firm to the chagrin of their globalist neighbors. They found support in their decision to assert their sovereignty from few other countries, but Australia was one of those few. Orbán gave a shoutout in his speech to former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott for setting the standard on migration. “He is our hero. He’s been our hero because he said that migration had to be stopped and he was the one who actually did stop it. He was the one who sent us the message if you come illegally on our borders, you may not enter, you must not enter, and he showcased that this could be done,” praised Orbán. Abbot was joined by other friends of Hungary including former Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki, former Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Janša, and Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze. Together they are few of the European leaders willing to take on the globalist bureaucrats in the European Union. Orbán issued a call to action to the rest of the world to join them, “This year is not about the theory. This is about practice.” Watch the full speech here.