CPAC has been in the news as thousands gather for the conservative movement. Here's what to know about the event and what Elon Musk said.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk drew the internet’s ire for standing on stage with Argentine President Javier Milei with a chainsaw. Instead of condemning Musk, Milei clapped in awe. Normally, presidents all over the globe wouldn’t be standing near armed men while delivering speeches.

Vice President JD Vance and Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk attend the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor, Md. on Thursday. CPAC runs through2.

“Scott Bessent today said Elon’s group in the first 30 days found $55 billion of waste, fraud, and abuse,” said Bannon, President Donald Trump’s chief White House strategist during the first several months of his first term. “$55 billion, that’s going to add up to six, seven, $800 billion. In one month, they’ve done that.”

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Elon Musk has many believing he's on the purest of booger sugar following his stranger appearance at CPAC on Thursday.

Democratic governors held a press conference on Tuesday, sounding the alarm on Trump’s threat to Medicaid and signaling a Democratic messaging priority.

President Donald Trump received near-total approval of his one-month administration, according to the Conservative Political Action Conference‘s annual straw poll released Saturday afternoon. Out of the more than 1,

Donald Trump once again praised Elon Musk for his leadership in the DOGE, highlighting his role in modernizing federal operations. During a speech, Trump joked about Musk’s naming choices, prompting Musk to respond on X (formerly Twitter) with,