"You saw Steve Bannon make an interesting hand gesture. You saw Musk with the chainsaw and the sunglasses and some rather incoherent answers."

The day one speaker schedule includes Vice President JD Vance, Michael Knowles, Speaker Mike Johnson, Sen. Rick Scott, Nigel Farage, Steve Bannon, and Ben Shapiro, among many others. See the full agenda below for all of Thursday’s events.

Vice President J.D. Vance, fresh from a European tour that upended diplomatic expectations, took center stage in an opening interview that underscored the administration’s priorities. The 40-year-old former venture capitalist has proven himself an unusually effective advocate for the Trump administration,

French far-right leader Jordan Bardella has canceled a planned speech at CPAC after former Trump aide Steve Bannon flashed a "Nazi gesture" on stage. Bannon, emulating South African billionaire Elon Musk,

Jordan Bardella, the president of National Rally, a French the far-right party, canceled his appearance at CPAC in protest of Bannon's gesture.

He also equivocated, but Trump’s immediate rejection of the idea that J.D. is a cinch for 2028 should bother the veep a lot.

The Anti-Defamation League on Friday criticized Steve Bannon after he made a Nazi salute-like gesture during his speech at the Conservative Policy Action Conference the day before, a stark contrast to the group’s declaration that a similar salute by Elon Musk a month ago was just an “awkward gesture.

Steve Bannon has been accused of making a Nazi salute at a conservative gathering where President Donald Trump is slated to speak this weekend, but says the gesture was merely “a wave.”

Steve Bannon said his gesture was just a “wave” of thanks, and accused National Rally leader Jordan Bardella of “wetting his pants like a little child”.