Remarks at a Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng DCPD Budget and Presidential Materials executive 2025-06-23 United States Executive Office of the President originator org United States Government Agency Donald J. Trump originator org President of the United States Remarks at a Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202500295 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202500295/html/DCPD-202500295.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202500295/pdf/DCPD-202500295.pdf DCPD-202500295 The President spoke at 2:41 p.m. at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. In his remarks, he referred to Gov. Janet T. Mills of Maine; Matthew A. Schlapp, chairman, American Conservative Union, and his wife, former White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp; Rep. Elise Stefanik, in her capacity as the President's nominee to be U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations; White House Border Czar Thomas D. Homan; former President Jair Messias Bolsonaro of Brazil; Gov. Gregory W. Abbott of Texas; Mehmet Oz, Administrator-designate, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Bill O'Reilly, host, "No Spin News" podcast; former Vice President Kamala D. Harris; Dana F. White, chief executive officer, Ultimate Fighting Championship; Secretary of Labor–designate Lori Chavez-DeRemer; Sean M. O'Brien, president, International Brotherhood of Teamsters; Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Michael Johnson; Senate Majority Leader John R. Thune; Rachel Maddow, host, MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show"; lawyer and political commentator Gordon G. Chang; W. Franklin Graham III, president, Samaritan's Purse; President Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego of Colombia; White House Senior Adviser Elon Musk; President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin of Russia; President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine; Israeli hostages Omer Wenkert, Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov, Tal Shoham, Hisham al-Sayed, and Avera Mengistu, who were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, Palestinian Territories, into Red Cross custody on February 22; National Security Council Senior Director for Counterterrorism Sebastian L. Gorka; former Secretary of Transportation Peter P.M. Buttigieg; former Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken; former National Security Adviser Jacob J. Sullivan; former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John O. Brennan; former Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper, Jr.; R. Hunter Biden, son of former President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; and Michael J. Lindell, founder and chief executive officer, MyPillow, and his wife Kendra Reeves. 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Sunday, Dave Thune, John R. Tov, Omer Shem Trump, Melania Turner, E. Scott Warren, Elizabeth A. Wenkert, Omer White, Dana F. Wright, Christopher A. Xi Jinping Zelenskyy, Volodymyr. Remarks at a Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland;DCPD-202500295 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2025-02-22 continuing daily deposited born digital 20 digital object pages https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202500295 P0b002ee1d41879cd 000599742 000599742 DGPO 2025-06-23 2026-04-09 DCPD-202500295 machine generated eng fdlp PRESDOC Addresses and Remarks Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, MD National Harbor, MD Abascal, Santiago Abbott, Gregory W. Argamani, Noa Banks, James E. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. Biden, R. Hunter Blinken, Antony J. Bolsonaro, Eduardo Bolsonaro, Jair Messias Bondi, Pamela J. Brennan, John O. Burgum, Douglas J. Burgum, Kathryn Buttigieg, Peter P.M. Chang, Gordon G. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori M. Clapper, James R., Jr. Cohen, Eliya Comer, James R. Cruz, R. Edward "Ted" Donalds, Byron Duda, Andrzej Farage, Nigel Fico, Robert Gabbard, Tulsi Gorka, Sebastian L. Graham, W. Franklin, III Gritzewsky, Ilana Hageman, Harriet Harris, Kamala D. Hegseth, Peter B. Homan, Thomas D. Johnson, J. Michael Kennedy, Robert F., Jr. Lindell, Michael J. Maddow, Rachel Mengistu, Avera Milei, Javier Gerardo Mills, Janet T. Moore, Riley Musk, Elon R. Musk, X Noem, Kristi L. O'Brien, Sean O'Reilly, Bill Oz, Mehmet Patel, Kashyap P. "Kash" Petro Urrego, Gustavo Francisco Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich Sanders, Sarah Huckabee Sayed, Hisham al- Schlapp, Matthew A. Schlapp, Mercedes Schmitt, Eric Shoham, Tal Stefanik, Elise M. Sullivan, Jacob J. Sunday, Dave Thune, John R. Tov, Omer Shem Trump, Melania Turner, E. Scott Warren, Elizabeth A. Wenkert, Omer White, Dana F. Wright, Christopher A. Xi Jinping Zelenskyy, Volodymyr. 2021 civil unrest and violence at U.S. Capitol 2024 Presidential election Afghanistan, U.S. assistance Argentina, President Arkansas, Governor Attorney General Autism spectrum disorders Border security Canada, trade with U.S. China, President China, trade with U.S. Citizenship Climate change Colombia, President Conservative Political Action Conference Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Corporate tax rates COVID–19 vaccines Director of National Intelligence Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, restriction efforts Electric and hybrid vehicles, promotion efforts Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal hiring freeze Federal regulations, reduction efforts Federal workforce, reduction efforts Gaza, hostages held by Hamas Geographic names, efforts to restore American greatness Government accountability and transparency, strengthening efforts Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, detention facility Hamas political-paramilitary organization Illegal immigration India, trade with U.S. International Development, U.S. Agency for Iran, U.S. sanctions Israel, attacks by Hamas of October 7, 2023 Lebanon, Hizballah political-paramilitary organization Maine, Governor Maryland, President's visit Mexico, trade with U.S. National Security Council Panama Canal, ownership and operations Paris Agreement on climate change Poland, President Refugees and migrants, U.S. admission policy Russia, conflict in Ukraine Russia, President Secretary of Defense Secretary of Energy Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of the Interior Senate majority leader Slovakia, Prime Minister Social Security program Speaker of the House of Representatives Sports, efforts to restrict transgender participation Steel and aluminum manufacturing, U.S. protection efforts Texas, Governor Transgender athletes, efforts to restrict participation Transnational criminal organizations U.S. Border Patrol U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. foreign aid programs, funding and policies U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. tariffs on imports, adjustment Ukraine, international military aid Ukraine, President Ukraine, Russian invasion and airstrikes Undocumented immigrants, deportation of criminals United Nations Human Rights Council United Nations Relief and Works Agency Voter participation White House Border Czar White House Senior Adviser World Health Organization The President spoke at 2:41 p.m. at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. In his remarks, he referred to Gov. Janet T. Mills of Maine; Matthew A. Schlapp, chairman, American Conservative Union, and his wife, former White House Director of Strategic Communications Mercedes Schlapp; Rep. Elise Stefanik, in her capacity as the President's nominee to be U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations; White House Border Czar Thomas D. Homan; former President Jair Messias Bolsonaro of Brazil; Gov. Gregory W. Abbott of Texas; Mehmet Oz, Administrator-designate, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Bill O'Reilly, host, "No Spin News" podcast; former Vice President Kamala D. Harris; Dana F. White, chief executive officer, Ultimate Fighting Championship; Secretary of Labor–designate Lori Chavez-DeRemer; Sean M. O'Brien, president, International Brotherhood of Teamsters; Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Michael Johnson; Senate Majority Leader John R. Thune; Rachel Maddow, host, MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show"; lawyer and political commentator Gordon G. Chang; W. Franklin Graham III, president, Samaritan's Purse; President Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego of Colombia; White House Senior Adviser Elon Musk; President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin of Russia; President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine; Israeli hostages Omer Wenkert, Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov, Tal Shoham, Hisham al-Sayed, and Avera Mengistu, who were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, Palestinian Territories, into Red Cross custody on February 22; National Security Council Senior Director for Counterterrorism Sebastian L. Gorka; former Secretary of Transportation Peter P.M. Buttigieg; former Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken; former National Security Adviser Jacob J. Sullivan; former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John O. Brennan; former Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper, Jr.; R. Hunter Biden, son of former President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; and Michael J. Lindell, founder and chief executive officer, MyPillow, and his wife Kendra Reeves. The transcript was released by the Office of Communications on February 25. DCPD-202500295 Trump, Donald J. Donald J. Trump Donald Trump Donald John Trump