Live: CPAC 2026 Day 2

From CNN.

Day 2 of speakers and panels at CPAC 2026, one of the biggest gatherings of right-wing figures and influencers.

Agenda below. All times below in CT.

11:45 AM – 12:05 PM
Can’t We All Just Get Along
Speakers:
The Honorable Matt Schlapp, CPAC Chairman
Michael Knowles, Host, The Michael Knowles Show

12:05– 12:25 PM
Cigars, Steaks, and Ivermectin: A MAHA Survival Guide
Speakers:
Dr. Gina Loudon, Host, American Sunrise
Dr. Brooke Miller, CPAC Board Member
Luke Branquinho, Pro Rodeo Hall of Famer
Barbara Lowry, Homeopathy Advocate

12:25 – 12:45 PM
The Obscene Nonprofits of AARP
Speakers:
Tim Doescher, Executive Director of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity
Steve Moore, Economist
Tim Lee, Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, Center for Individual Freedom
Andrew Langer – Director, CPAC Center for Regulatory Freedom

12:45 – 12:55 PM
Speech from Brandon Straka
Speaker:
Brandon Straka, Founder, #WalkAway Campaign

12:55 – 1:05 PM
Peace Room
Speaker:
Steve Bannon, Host, of the War Room

1:05 – 1:25 PM
What Chrisley Knows Now
Speakers:
The Honorable Mercedes Schlapp, CPAC Senior Fellow
Todd Chrisley

1:25 – 1:45 PM
Breaking Stuff and Killing Bad Guys: The Case for Western Military Dominance
Speakers:
Gordon Chang, CPAC Board Member
Erik Prince, CPAC Board Member
Jason Redman, Retired Navy SEAL
Chad Robichaux, Founder of the Mighty Oaks Foundation

1:45 – 2:05 PM
The Diplomat: A Conversation with Ambassador Richard A. Grenell
Speakers:
The Honorable Mercedes Schlapp, CPAC Senior Fellow
Amb. Richard Grenell, Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions of the United States

2:05 – 2:30 PM
This One’s for George Soros
Speakers:
The Honorable Matt Schlapp, Chairman, CPAC
Andrew Cooper, Co-founder and Host of CPAC Australia
Jay Aeba, Chairman of the Japanese Conservative Union
Eduardo Bolsonaro, Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
Magor Ernyei, International Director, CPAC Hungary
Liz Truss, Former Prime Minister, UK
George Weinberg, President of Grundwert USA

2:30 – 2:50 PM
A Conversation with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr
Speakers:
Julie Strauss Levin, General Counsel for America First Legal Foundation
The Honorable Brendan Carr, FCC Chairman

2:50 – 3:10 PM
CPAC Prison Break
Speakers:
The Honorable Matt Schlapp, CPAC Chairman
Alice Johnson, White House Pardon Czar
Hollie Nadel, Director of Advocacy and Engagement at 3strands Global Foundation
Jeremy Young Hutchinson, Former Arkansas State Senator

3:10 – 3:25 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”

3:25 – 3:45 PM
The Censorship Industrial Complex
Speakers:
Amber Duke, Senior Editor, Daily Caller
Mike Benz, Executive Director, Foundation for Freedom Online
Dr. Robert Malone

3:45 – 4:00 PM
Living on Tulsa Time: The Red State Economic Turnaround
Speakers:
The Honorable Matt Schlapp, CPAC Chairman
Rep. Kevin Hern, U.S. Congressman

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