[applause] >> cpac. gov. desantis: cpac. let me welcome you to the freest state in these united states. we were lucky to have cpac in 2021 and i'm happy to inform you 2021 florida set an all-time record for domestic tourism coming into our state. and those record numbers include a number of lockdown politicians who locked down their own people, restrict their own people, mandates, governors, governors, mayors, big tv hosts. they criticize florida, and the first chance they get, what do they do? they escape to freedom in the state of florida. what do they do west and mark escape to freedom in the state of florida. and why even these biggest critics and lockdown come to floridai think it's simple . from the very beginning we refused to let this state this end into some type of faucian dystopia. we protect the people's rights. we protect people's jobs. we protected small businesses and we made sure every kid in the state of florida had an opportunity to go to school in person, five days a week. [applause] in florida we reject t

as much as we love cpac, florida. we are also going to have cpac texas.e want to send a message that there are these megared states that are driving the economic success of america. [applause] and we're here today because there is a governor in the state of florida. [applause] i think you know who he is. >> they really like this governor. i got to tell you. >> who has made every right move. you name the topic and with his steady leadership, he has been a voice for the entire country. and with that, i would like you all to just take a little look at the screen. crime is surging. lockdowns have destroyed jobs. children forced to live by one set of rules while democrats live by another, but one govern sor biting back. >> we're a free state. >> well said from the governor of florida. governor desantis is fighting back. >> why don't you do your job. until you do that, i don't want to hear a blip. trying to lock people down. i'm standing in your way. we have a responsibility to fight back. >> standing up to liberal media. >> i just told you about the na. you do

how are we doing, cpac? nothing former about it.ow about current and national finance chair to the greatest president this country has ever seen. president donald j. trump. it is great to be here with all of you today. all the freedom and liberty loving americans that are out there watching cpac that live for it and breathe for it every single year. it is such an incredibly important time in american political history. we are all witnessing it. we all need to be a part of it and not be passive observers. baa i -- because i have good news for you. change is coming and it is because of patriots like each and every one of you in this room and together we will make america great again. [applause] ms. guilfoyle: who misses president trump? [applause] ms. guilfoyle: like every minute of every day. right? you wake up. you go to bed. you go ugh, i mishim. i miss him. i think you know, pop quiz people, the answer is trump was right about everything. right? trump was right when he told you the democrats were spying on his campaign. ok. fact c

our cpac hall of fame -- ballad into our cpac hall of fame.! ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] [chanting usa] [applause] >> thank you very much. let me thank you for this tremendous honor. i am flattered and proud to accept this award. i also want to thank my lord and savior jesus christ. [applause] when it gets into music and my ability to create something that has given americans spirit for decades. most of all, i want to thank my wife for her undying support of what i do. there is no greater american patriot than my wife and i could not do what i do without her by my side. would you at least stand and say hello to the audience? [applause] it is hard to believe we have been married 30 years this april. [applause] lastly, let us all strive to get truth and move past misinformation. let us stay on track and take america back. to coin the phrase from a simple american writer, god bless the usa. [applause] [chanting u.s.a] >> every cpac has a poignant moment. every cpac has a poignant moment or two. the other night at our dinner, aligned bid on and one

control cpac.king to the chair of cpac earlier, he said that if the former president were to get back in this race, that he would see a room like this standing solidly behind him, at least after this reception. what you have as a former president reveling here and what is very much still of a crowd, where he is running potentially next time. >> you try to get answers today from congressman marjorie taylor greene at cpac, where she condemned russia, but after appearing at a pro putin rally last night. tell me more. >> right. there's so many layers to see back here, and to the republican party, as we speak right now. much retailer green is just one of those. last night, she was at a white nationalist conference, just a little down the road from here. where she appeared with more than 1000 individuals, reader of this group's particular white nationalist, oh and a couple of minutes before she took the stage, suggested that russia's efforts we are good, braced vladimir putin. the crowd chanted, putin, p

cpac florida. we'realso going to have cpac texas . we want to send a message that there are these mega red states that are driving the economic successof america . and we're here today because there's a governor in the state of florida ... [applause] i think you know who he is. >> they really like this, i got to tell you. >> he's made everyone move, you name the topic and it's his leadership. he's been avoice for the entire country . and with that, i'd like you all to just take a little look atthe screen . >> crying his surgeon. lockdowns have destroyed jobs . children forced to live by one set of rules y while democrats live by another but one governor is fighting back . >> we are a free state >> well said, governor desantis is fighting back . >> you are trying to lock peopledown and i'm standing in your way . >> standing up forwashington. >> we have a responsibility to fight back . >> standing up to liberal media. >> you pick the narrative and you don't care about thefacts . >> fighting for we th

cpac florida. we'realso going to have cpac texas . we want to send a message that there are these mega red states that are driving the economic successof america . and we're here today because there's a governor in the state of florida ... [applause] i think you know who he is. >> they really like this, i got to tell you. >> he's made everyone move, you name the topic and it's his leadership. he's been avoice for the entire country . and with that, i'd like you all to just take a little look atthe screen . >> crying his surgeon. lockdowns have destroyed jobs . children forced to live by one set of rules y while democrats live by another but one governor is fighting back . >> we are a free state >> well said, governor desantis is fighting back . >> you are trying to lock peopledown and i'm standing in your way . >> standing up forwashington. >> we have a responsibility to fight back . >> standing up to liberal media. >> you pick the narrative and you don't care about thefacts . >> fighting for we th

next, we have the shock poll from that conservative conference cpac.rs might surprise you, and then looking ahead to the president's state of the union address, it's a moment many of us are going to be waiting for. f f us are going to be waiting for timber... fortunately, they were covered by progressive, so it was a happy ending... for almost everyone. [ kimberly ] before clearchoice, my dental health was so bad i would be in a lot of pain. i was unable to eat. it was very hard. kimberly came to clearchoice with a bunch of missing teeth, struggling with pain, with dental disease. clearchoice dental implants solved her dental issues. [ kimberly ] i feel so much better. i feel energized to go outside and play with my daughter. i can ate anything. like, i don't have to worry. clearchoice changed my life. >>> breaking news out of orlando. the straw poll is out at cpac, the largest conservative event in this country. vaughn hilliard is there, and who came out on top? >> reporter: alex, the chairs are being put away here at four days after cpac. the straw p

the virtual cpac experience happening at our booth. >> jimmy: yeah.he only black people you will see at that event is the virtual ones they created for that commercial. [ laughter ] it's funny. zoom in on that statue for a second. even when he's 25 feet hall, still has tiny hands. [ laughter ] the texas blobfish known as ted cruz took the cpac stage yesterday to wow the crowd with his lively lib-owns. >> they want to destroy you. they want to silence you. they want to subjugate you. respond with joy. laugh at them. it drives them bananas. okay. are leftist the least funny people on planet earth? >> jimmy: well, no, i would say maybe this guy is. [ laughter ] >> i gotta say -- orlando is awesome! not as nice as cancun. [ laughter ] this actually may not be elevation. i think it's that there are hormones that are released in your thighs when you're sitting. so you can sit at the table and there's no virus being transmitted. but if you stand up, put the mask on! [ laughter ] >> you live by the pen, you die by the pen. and my pen has got an eraser. [ laug

good morning, everyone, and welcome to cpac.''m the executive director for fight for schools, and this right here are three of the most instrumental people in the revolution you saw in 2021 and loudoun county, virginia. give them a hand. [applause] they came on stage, this is michelle, amy, and jessica. i want to start with the first question, when did you decide to get involved? what was your wake up moment when you realized something was not quite right in your school? >> for me, it started in 2019 when my oldest was in first grade. i started hearing about inappropriate books in the schools. i had to figure out what was going on. i attended my first school board meeting. i remember listening to the speakers and hearing what they had to say. they all left. i stayed and listened to the meeting. i said, wow, this is incredible, i had no idea. i was literally asleep at the wheel. from then on, covid happened and it started to be about reopening schools because schools were shut down in loudoun county. i set i have to do something,

starnes: hello, cpac. my name is todd starnes.uns are fried chicken and collard greens. [applause] mr. starnes: the mayor of new york city calls me a cracker, but i prefer the term saltine american. what an honor it is to be surrounded by so many flag-waving, bible toting americans. in addition to hosting a radio show, i am the proud owner of the news talk radio station in memphis, tennessee. we are proud to say our radio station led the fight to stop fauci and mask mandates in the hometown of elvis. [applause] mr. starnes: now today, for the next few moments, we are here, united, under a single cause, to send dr. anthony fauci to the unemployment line. what he needs to do is 15-20 at a federal pen. [applause] mr. starnes: fuhrer fauci brought a great people to our nation, the patron saint of wu-han, a godless religion where salvation comes from sending over to the federal government and taking up -- a jab of your backside. during the early days of the pandemic, i was still living in new york city. i had just left fox news. i saw

i want to do something unusual for cpac. i want to step back and go more philosophical. and ask, what is this battle all about? what are we fighting about in this nation? i would suggest that the fundamental conflict that is playing out across this nation is a battle between power and liberty. the two are in fundamental conflict. we're seeing it every day. vaccine mandates versus doctors and nurses. mask mandates versus kids in school. spotify versus joe rogan. gofundme versus canadian truckers. justin trudeau -- [booing] let's pause for a second and observed that that is the first time in recorded history that any canadian has elicited that much of a response from any crowd on earth. justin trudeau -- [booing] and the god-fearing canadian truckers. [applause] the new york times versus barry weiss. levi's verus jennifer say. aoc versus damn near anyone who dared to criticize her. actually, as she told us, if you criticize her, it means you want to date her. if you look at this battle, this is not a battle between the weak and the strong. joe rogan is many things but he a

. >> duncan: also tonight former president trump returns to cpac speaking out on putin and tearing intodent biden. cbs' robert costa joins me. and later, spirit product tests, consumers take aim at russia's most famous export. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york, with jericka duncan. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> duncan: good evening and thanks for joining us. tonight the pentagon is criticizing vladimir putin's decision to put his nuclear forces on high alert as "unnecessary and escalatory." this as u.s. and european allies seek so further punish russia for its invasion of ukraine that includes tough new financial sanctions and new flight bans. still russian forces are pushing deeper into ukraine. resistance has reportedly been fierce. and in some placing the fighting street to street. but russia forces are advancing, these new satellite images you see show columns of military equipment 40 miles outside the capitol kyiv, and closing in. today ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky agreed to negotiations with russian officials without preconditions. as the fighting rages the unit nation repor

. ♪ >> good morning, everyone, and welcome to cpac. am ian pryor, i'm the executive director for fight for schools. this right here are three of the most instrumental people in the revolution you saw in 2021 in loudoun county, virginia. so let's give them a hand. [applause] there were already introduced as they came on stage, but this is michelle, this is a me, and this is jessica. i want to start with, really, the first question. when did you decide to get involved? what was your wake up moment you realized something was not right right in your school? let's start with you, jessica. >> for me it started in 2019, when my oldest was in first grade and i started hearing about inappropriate books in schools and i said, i've got to figure out what is going on here. i attended my first school board meeting and i remember listening to all of the speakers and hearing what they had to say and then they all left. and i stayed and listened to the meeting, and so -- until 1:00 in the morning and i said, wow, this is incredible. i have no idea. i

>> good afternoon to you for just a few moments ago cpac wrapped up for this year.t the end of this event attendees get a chance to find out who they would like to see as the republican nominee and the next presidential race. given the audience who seen at this conference it's really no surprise former president donald trump taking first place in this year's cpac poll. just like he did a year ago in a second florida governor desantis with 28% support of and the numbers trailer up pretty quickly with former secretary state michael pompeo filed by kentucky senator rand paul and also the governor of south dakota. trump received a hero's welcome lesson when he took the stage. it really felt like the rally speech the presidential election was going to happen any day. we did hear some the same one-liners were used to hearing from him out on the campaign stoppard but he also dropped some of the strongest hints to get about a potential third run for the white house. >> we did it twice, and we will do it again. we are going to be doing it again a third time. this is a tippin

but we know that the invasion of ukraine is taking a backseat at cpac, why is that?lluded to it, lindsey, it's a subject that republicans simply cannot really talk about in good faith. because we have seen the evidence over the last several years, where it has taken a posture that embodied in donald trump, is very pro putin government, pro actions of russia, and it becomes a political pickle. as miles talked about, it is not just unbelievable, the comments of donald trump. they are profoundly un-american. let's again remind the viewers of what he said. he called vladimir putin smart, called the invasion of ukraine a sovereign nation, a free democracy in the region, ingenious move, and in the same breath, cause american leaders done, as american leaders are now taking actions to try to rectify the crisis. i do not think it is a stretch to suggest that given these types of comments, it is not difficult to confuse donald trump as the spokesperson, or even the ambassador for the putin government here in the united states. i think this is why the republicans, fundamentall

[applause] >> the cpac show continues.at fantastic women both with incredible experience. kimberly fletcher. i don't know if you saw this big truck outside. they were going out to oklahoma then ending up in washington dc. kimberly fletcher, two gubernatorial candidates from the great state of michigan. they joined me on stage. [applause] >> hi, hello. >> i am trying to get matt to get cpac pillows because apparently everybody loves them. we are going to try to get these in the merch store. ladies, hello. welcome to the right view. whoopi couldn't make it, but that's ok. she is in a little trouble these days, along with chris cuomo. the list goes on and on. let's get right to it. you have an amazing story. you're such an inspiration to so many women who are wondering, should i get involved in politics. they took this big step to go into a purple state, michigan, to run. what are you seeing on the ground right now? what are issues mattering to the people of michigan, which obviously impacts the whole country? >> the issues i

nbc -- 's in orlando looking at cpac.t is -- >> there is a memo on -- after russia invaded ukraine over the last few days. it was earlier this week where president trump referred to those russians entering ukraine as peacekeepers. and calling putin savvy. but of course, we have all been witness to, and undeniable -- . as to what the former president would say, he did call ukrainian president zelenskyy brave. but when it came to nato and the united states responses, i just wanna let you hear from the former president himself. >> yesterday, reporters asked me if i thought president putin was smart. i said, of course he is smart! putin said they are going to sanction me. they've been sanctioning me for the last 25 years. even i could take over a whole country they would sanction me? the problem is not that putin is smart, the real problem is that our leaders are dumb. >> repeatedly, chris, former president trump used the word weakness to describe the biden administration and nato's response. and said that, if he were still i

[applause] >> cpac. let me welcome you to the freest state in these united states. [applause] we were lucky to have cpac in 2021 and i'm happy to inform you, 2021 florida set an all-timerecord for domestic tourism coming into our state . and those record numbers include a number of lockdown politicians wholocked down their own people, respect their own people . mandates, governors, mayors. add hosts. they criticize florida and the first chance they get, what do they do west and mark escape to freedom in the state of florida. and why even these biggest critics and lockdown come to floridai think it's simple . from the very beginning we refused to let this state this end into some type of faucian dystopia. we protect the people's rights. we protect people's jobs. we protected small businesses and we made sure every kid in the state of florida had an opportunity to go to school in person, five days a week. [applause] in florida we reject the biomedical security state which euros liberty, harms livelihoods and divides our society. and we not only reject it if it's gover

. ♪ announcer: for now from this week's cpac conference in florida. will hear from representative matt gaetz, sebastian gorka, and speaking but covid related restrictions and dr. anthony fauci he. >> my preferred pronouns are fried chicken and collard greens. the mayor of new york city calls me a cracker, but i prefer the term saltine american. [laughter] [applause] and what an honor it is to be surrounded by so many gun toting , buyable-cleaning, flag-waving americans. [cheers and applause] al in addition to hosting a national radio show, i am the proud owner of the news talk radio station and -- in memphis, tennessee, and we are proud to say that our radio station led the fight to stop anthony fauci's mask mandates. al today, for the next few moments, we are here united under a single cause, to sin dr. anthony fauci to the unemployment line, but what he really needs to be is doing 15 to 20 at a federal penitentiary. [cheers and applause] now this man brought a great people to our nation, a patron saint, a godless, heathen religion upon our nation, w

russian president putin invasion in ukrainian is prompting strong response from republicans at cpac.ruz saying the invasion occurred because biden prioritized partisan politics over freedom. we've become dependent on foreign oil. josh josh hawley telling fox news digital about new legislation that would lift regulation on american energy production. listen. >> we need to shut down russian energy production and open our own. joe biden made an error and did the opposite, he lifted sanctions on the energy line and shut down ours, we should sanction their energy sector to its knees and open up ours. >> brooke: other republicans want biden to redevelop energy and offer to allies so they are not relying on russia. >> we have to maintain american energy independence. we could go to europeans and say, we got your back, take clean american natural gas, we'll help. we would say to the russian, okay, we're going to shove down the price of oil, you will be bankrupt again. >> carley: back in orlando this morning, we're expected to hear from marco rubio, former secretary of state mike pompeo and s

and even secretary pompeo yesterday when i talked to him in the halls of cpac, he was forced to confrontafter calling vladimir putin savvy himself earlier this week, he had to push back. just like you heard from the former president here tonight, against this russian invasion into ukraine, as we speak here, yasmin. >> all right. our thanks to vaughn hillyard for that. >>> coming up, everybody, the rapidly growing refugee crisis along ukraine's western border. we'll be right back. g ukraine'sr g ukraine'sr we'll be right back. or fist bump there, or...oh! i can't wait to go there! or reunite there, ♪ ♪ start here. walgreens makes it easy to stay protected wherever you go. schedule your free covid-19 booster today. (vo) ultra meets ultra for business. the new samsung galaxy s22 ultra meets verizon 5g ultra wideband. ultra-collaborative. ultra-secure. when you buy one, get up to $1,000 on another. verizon is going ultra, so your business can too. new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. when you sponsor a job, you immediately get your shortlis

from his contract and he had to pull back within seconds of coming to cpac.y on the left and the democratic party is a big part of it to go after everything that is the moorings of america. what makes people, the family, gender, our kids. it is unstoppable. by the way, there is no line they want to cross. what is sad about it is in the end if you don't have -- you can see this with russia and ukraine, all you will have is more human misery. i just want the american people to know that there are more of us than there are of them, but we don't have much time left to pull it back. be one whoopi goldberg, joe rog, when will this end? >> i don't know where it ends. because i think that this could go on in perpetuity. you look at what's happening right now, especially with things like the trucker protest, something like that could actually really change the tide here. because you have working class americans who are saying, enough is enough. i'm sick of mandates, i'm sick of people telling me what to do when they don't even follow the rules themselves. there is an

announcer: more now from this week's east back -- cpac congress. you will hear from jd vance. ♪ mr.ance: thank you. what a great crowd. god bless you. it is great to be with you. i want to tell you about myself. i grew up in middletown, ohio in a steel town devastated by the policies of the democrats. when my grandparents moved to the middletown community, it was a land of opportunity. democrats and rhinos decided we didn't need to make anything in this country, so a lot of good jobs got shipped to mexico, china, and instead of becoming a self-sufficient and independent country, we became a country dependent on regimes that hate us. that is one of the reasons the working class has turned against us. one of the ways the democrats have failed the working class and the citizens of this country is they don't even care about the citizens compared to the illegal aliens coming across the southern border. he have a border crisis that is crushing the working class in this country and it is the democrats fault. [applause] whenever i talk about the border and what it is doing to communities li

announcer: more now from this week's east back -- cpac congress. you will hear from jd vance. ♪

you were just doing that about cpac and trump. both of these things, he has a good chance in november. >> does he go on the offensive with republicans? because, look, i was criticizing the democrats for not getting this done because you have 50 republicans who were completely awol and blocking whatever the president wants to try to do. they're not here to actually get anything done. does he actually go on the offensive in the state of the union and say it is their fault? >> no. because they're white noise and it is not worth his time to be able to do that. it is called the state of the union. it is a time to remind americans how far we have come but all the work that we're going to be able to accomplish under his helm and under his administration. that will be the critical message biden has to deliver. he has to remind americans there is a reason why he was elected to lead this country, all the accomplishments that david mentioned. and the idea that we need to focus on how to get things better and how to get us back on track. so a

. >>> president trump taking the stage at cpac this weekend.nistration, condemned the attack on ukraine, while defending his relationship with vladimir putin while he was pretty. nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard joins us from orlando. vaughn, big welcome to you. what all did donald trump say? >> reporter: he focused so heavily, alex, in his remarks last night, on this idea that it was the biden administration's weakness which led to this moment. of course it was just a few days prior in which the former president himself was calling the russians' incursions earlier this week remember called them peacekeepers. this is the same individual who said vladimir putin was savvy. so that all leads us up to the undeniable images all of us have watched coming out of ukraine at the hands of vladimir putin. i want to let you hear directly from the former president, last night, part of his remarks. take a listen. >> russian attack on ukraine is appalling. it's an outrage and an atrocity that should never have been allowed to occur. it never would have

good morning to you, thanks very much for being here live from cpac this morning.io in terms of china turning around and sharing important classified info from the u.s. with russia. >> it is a colossal -- good morning, maria. it is a colossal failure of leadership and shows another distinction yet between the biden and trump administrations. the pact that the commander in chief wouldn't answer that question that no one is covering leads me to believe that he took classified intelligence and the reporting from multiple sources and handed it over to u.s.' biggest enemy, china. of course china was going to turn around and give it to russia because xi jinping and putin have teamed up against the united states of america. the fact that this commander in chief did not know that was going to happen is outrageous. but what disrupts american national security is that we're actually doing that. we, as the united states, are actually sharing classified information that jeopardizes ukrainian national security, european national security interests and americans' lives with beij

and the gop, and you know, cpac supposed to be how good this year.o we can make -- the opportunist theme that bobby talked about, they can just reorient to or bond, if they get set up with putin. >> i was gonna say there was a reason why viktor orban has celebrated for his white supremacy among white nationalists in this country and elsewhere. >> christopher miller, ruth ben-ghiat, bobby ghosh, thank you all very much. still ahead, how social media companies are working to restrict russian disinformation. s are working to restrict russian disinformation doesn't your family deserve the best? eggland's best eggs. classic, cage free, and organic. more delicious, farm-fresh taste. plus, superior nutrition. which is now more important than ever. ♪♪ ♪ ♪ before you go there, or fist bump there, or...oh! i can't wait to go there! or reunite there, ♪ ♪ start here. walgreens makes it easy to stay protected wherever you go. schedule your free covid-19 booster today. wherever you go. meet a future mom, a first-time mom and a seasoned pro. this mom's one step clo

it is great to be back where it all started with the great patriots of cpac. thank you very much.ause] standing before you today, i am thrilled to report that our incredible movement is a movement that nobody has ever seen anything quite like it. there has never been anything like it before. it is strong and growing stronger every single day. [cheers and applause] radical left is exposed. they are weak. they are pathetic. their policies have been out there long enough now that we do not want them. we will never take them. we are bringing back our country and we are bringing back our freedom. [cheers and applause] socialists, globalists, marxists, communists who are attacking our civilization have no idea of the sleeping giant they have awoken. [applause] we are a sleeping giant. they cannot even begin to imagine the brave and righteous spirit they have unleashed in men and women, like all of you here today, and this is some crowd -- we broke the record again -- we broke the record again. [cheers and applause] but they are going to find out the hard way starting on november 8, and

who speaks at cpac tomorrow. from former president trump? >> i think what i want to hear from former president trump is leadership, we're at a time in this world where it seems like our adversaries are moving at warp speed, we have massive inflation like you were just talking about at home, we're not drilling for oil like we should be. we look lost as a country so what we need is leadership and i'm looking to hear for leadership from president trump in his speech tomorrow. stuart: are you comfortable with donald trump being the leader of the republican party and leading the party as its candidate in 2024? are you comfortable with that? >> absolutely. why wouldn't i be? listen, all this talk from the mainstream media and frankly from some of those knuckle heads in the never-trump side of the party we don't need to listen to that. when donald trump was president of the united states our country was winning. america was leading the world. you might have had some tweets you didn't like but for the most part america w

. >> harris: large gathering at cpac in florida. i want to get to the point where we are where we are waiting 30 days for the new sanctions. senator cotton says not that much from this president. what is he waiting to see? >> harris, i think it's unexplainable. a day late and a billion rube else short the whole way. we have allowed him to dictate the pace and speed. we responded with weakness. we can all argue but make no mistake vladimir putin won't change his behavior. you can see what's happening the tragedy on the streets of kyiv and other cities and in the south. we can see the tragedies unfolding and we see a president say -- we should fire up american energy and provide it and give resources and capabilities so ukraine can continue to fight as long as it takes. >> harris: one of the videos we've seen is from the president of ukraine zelensky on one of the calls that he did. he said look, you are not doing enough. he called out biden and nato. i do want to ask one quick question before we move on. war crimes. we're reading abo

thank you so much for having me and god bless cpac. thank you so much. ♪ >> you can watch the last couple of minutes of this on our website. we continue live coverage now with remarks by former secretary of state mike on payout at the annual conservative political action conference in orlando. ♪

there is cpac, and then also, a far right nationalist organization holding a conference called americaun by a well-known far right white nationalist and something who the january 6 select committee wants information from and promoting this america first far right policies for sometime with ties to the former trump administration and so that's where gosar and greene were at this weekend. they spoke and they also spoke at the cpac conference and well embedded in the republican party but the only two republicans to attend this far right convention. >> thank you. let's bring in former republican congressman carlos carvelo. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> i wonder your reaction. >> i want to highlight an important point. mitch mcconnell has a long history of staying in his lane and of asking republican house leaders like boehner and ryan to stay in their lanes. this is another break in his history and the precedent set and the requests he's made of republican leaders in the past. it is clear that perceives a lack of leadership in the house or a vacuum of leadership and why he is reach

host: donald trump will be on cpac tonight.s this is day three of cpac, ohio congressman will be on at 3:15 eastern and former president donald trump. caller: good morning. i wanted to say that it is not a republican or democrat thing. what it comes down to is the base of human beings in general and being so focused on their party or their race or whatever it is -- the simple thing is, with this war it makes no sense. there is no reason why the ukrainians need to fight back because what putin is looking to do is he is looking to reunite the soviet union. he is not looking to take over the world. he is not looking to do anything that what we do here in the united states. host: you are saying there is no reason for the ukrainians to fight back? caller: yes. host: you suggest that they let putin take over their country? caller: it would be much better for them to let putin take over their country and become part of russia or part of the old ussr. and let's focus more on the continent of america. everybody is talking about the peop

thank you so much for having me and god bless cpac. thank you so much. ♪ >> you can watch the last couple of minutes of this on our website. we continue live coverage now with remarks by former secretary of state mike on payout at the annual conservative political action conference in orlando. ♪ [applause] >> good morning it's great to be with you all again. when i say again, i was here almost a year ago. what a 14 months it has been in this administration. i was out talking this morning, the most common question was how do you lose all that weight? it's hard work and pray that i can keep it off. i would appreciate that. i got asked this morning, do you miss the pressure? aren't you glad you're out of the fire? i miss every single minute of it. i wish we were back there leading america. let's go through the list of the past 14 months. last year, i spoke about all the things that president trump and i had done. we have seen governors the don't wear masks but are requiring three-year-olds to do so. we have seen a man rake swimming record

. >> more now from the cpac conference in orlando florida. in this next portion you will hear from ohio republican representative as well as louisiana republican john kennedy did this is about half an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen representative jim jordan. [applause] ♪ [applause] >> come on. let him have it! could you imagine having jim's job? >> it's a great country. as you and i were just talking about, the people get it. you saw it a few months ago. it started with a few moms in loudoun county. some dads got involved, and the next thing you know, glenn youngkin is governor of a blue state. two weeks after that, you had 12 jurors in a courtroom in kenosha with a mob outside who did the right thing and followed the truth and due process. north of our border, it is truckers, and you can feel it happening in our great country. >> i have to admit since the last election, i had some time where i thought america would be ended. maybe it is coming to a bad conclusion, and i felt pessimistic at times. after that kenosha result, after what happened

both here at cpac. you have spoken or will speak.ross the glob but also in afghanistan. when you look at the situation there. is it that vladimir putin miscalculated? is it the that ukrainian response has been more robust? what do you make of the situation right now. >> i will tell you i think it's very interesting that he went ahead and pushed forward than he already did in 2014. he met strong resistance with the all volunteers. i understand that he sees weakness in biden administration he saw the botched withdrawal in afghanistan and certainly saw this is an opportunity opening stand out. this is the great super power resurgence this is where russia and china are expanding asian border. that's what china has been needing for one belt one road initiative. this is a bigger strategy than taking land grab or trying get back to the previous soviet union. this is economic resource warfare for the great super power resurgence. pete: real quick before i go to kach the javelins and stingers those were not given under the obama administratio

[applause] >> today is day three of cpac. later, former president donald trump addresses the group at 7:00 p.m. watch live on c-span, online at c-span.org or full coverage on c-span now, our new video app. >> congress returns from its presidents' day holiday break monday, expected to vote later in the week to expand health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances since 9/11. on the others of the capitol, the senate is back monday at 3:00 p.m. eastern, beginning to work on legislation relating to printing states from -- to states prohibiting abortion. watch the house on c-span, the senate on c-span two, live on c-span.org or our free c-span video app. >> florida governor ron desantis and tennessee senator marsha blackburn and north carolina lieutenant governor mark robinson at the conservative political action conference in orlando, florida. this runs about an hour.

let's keep cpac in florida. thank you, god bless you. >> the state of the union address live 8 pm eastern on c-span or the c-span video app. >> next, a conversation on

i will say my one more thing is cpac.sunday. president trump will be speaking on saturday as well. you can catch all of it on fox nation. you can also get a 30-day free trial use the trial cpac. i will tell you i was there a year ago in february when you thought the conservative movement would be demoralized. it was rallying. and i think you will see the same thing here. >> dana: all right, katie. >> katie: crime in california is completely out of control. and hank the tank, who is a 500-pound black bear and responsible for a break-in of 33 properties, is on the loose. and the california department fish and wildlife is trying to find him. i don't know how they can't find him. trying to maybe take him to a zoo when bears are too close they do bad things. so hank the tank. >> jesse: slash and grab. >> dana: we love bear we love bret baier. >> bret: i see what you have done there. no relation to hank. good evening, welcome to washington. i'm bret baier. breaking tonight, the pentagon press secretary says russian troops are p

. ♪ [cheers and applause] governor noem: well, good afternoon, cpac. you sound all wound up.ten, i am so honored to be here with the patriots in the state south -- florida. the free state of florida. listen, you could be in south dakota, but i will be honest with you, the temperatures are a little bit low right now in february. in fact, they are almost as low as joe biden's approval ratings. [laughter] [cheers and applause] in all seriousness, let me start by saying this, our hearts and prayers are with the people in ukraine. [applause] we are thinking of those families, their children, and the people who are being targeted right now. the hell of war has come to their country, and if we ever needed a reminder that leadership has consequences, that it matters, the last 48 hours have shown us what happens when america projects weakness. [applause] that is exactly what president biden has done. they strong american president -- a strong president would put their citizens first and they would take these actions right away. number one, they would start and expedite the keystone xl