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America First Political Action Conference

April 12, 2024

The America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC; /æfpæk/ AF-pak) is an annual white nationalist[2] and far-right[3] political conference. Many attendees are members of the "America First" movement and supporters of Nick Fuentes, also known as Groypers. The conference was described by The Daily Dot as a "white nationalist alternative" to CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference.[4] The Arizona Republic and Rolling Stone have characterized it as an extremist rival of CPAC.[1][5]

America First Political Action Conference
AFPAC III logo
DatesFebruary (dates vary)
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)
  • Washington, D.C., U.S (2020)
  • Orlando, Florida, U.S. (2021 and 2022)
Years active2020–present
InauguratedFebruary 28, 2020; 4 years ago (February 28, 2020)
FoundersNick Fuentes[1]
Most recentFebruary 25, 2022
Organized byAmerica First Foundation
WebsiteOfficial website

As of 2022, the conference has hosted four elected officials as speakers: Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar, Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers, and Lieutenant Governor of Idaho Janice McGeachin.[6][7]

Background

On December 21, 2019, in the wake of the "Groyper Wars", leaders of the Groyper movement held a speaking conference called the "Groyper Leadership Summit" in West Palm Beach, Florida. The event was invite-only and held at an undisclosed location. The date, location, and title of the event mirrored Turning Point USA's "Student Action Summit," a speaking event featuring conservatives including Ben Shapiro, who Fuentes would publicly confront outside the venue. In the confrontation, Fuentes said, "Ben, it's great to see you. Why did you give a 45-minute speech about me at Stanford? And you wouldn’t even look in my direction." Shapiro did not respond as he walked into the venue.[8] The Daily Beast characterized the Groyper Leadership Summit as "aimed at embarrassing Turning Point, potentially by luring some of the Turning Point students to Fuentes’ white nationalist event".[9]

History

AFPAC was founded in 2020 by Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist[10] political commentator.[1]

2020

The inaugural AFPAC was held on February 28, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Speakers included the political commentator Michelle Malkin;[11] former leader of the neo-Nazi group Identity Evropa, Patrick Casey; former Daily Caller editor Scott Greer; and Fuentes.[12] After his appearance at the inaugural AFPAC and immediately following the 2021 United States Capitol attack, Casey cut ties with Fuentes and declared that he would not be returning as a speaker or guest at future conferences.[13]

2021

The second AFPAC was held on February 25, 2021, in Orlando, Florida. While it was open to the public, the organizers were secretive about where the conference would be held; it was later reported that it had been held at the Hilton in Orlando.[14] Speakers included Malkin, Vincent James of The Red Elephants radio show, former BlazeTV host and Glenn Beck Program writer Jon Miller,[15] and former Representative Steve King.[16] According to the Orlando Sentinel, the event "was more of a dinner than a multi-day conference".[14] ABC News reported, "speakers spread white nationalist rhetoric, organizers railed about the U.S. losing its 'white demographic core,' and some called for further engagement like the ire that drove the Capitol attack on Jan. 6".[17]

Arizona Representative Paul Gosar appeared as a surprise keynote speaker at the conference; his attendance was the subject of controversy.[17][18][19] In his speech, he discussed immigration and what he described as censorship by social media platforms.[19] Gosar skipped voting on a COVID-19 relief bill in order to attend AFPAC. Rolling Stone criticized Gosar for this decision, as well as other Republicans who, in order to attend CPAC, "play[ed] fast and loose with the rules" of a new provision allowing them to vote by proxy. Rolling Stone wrote, "In order to vote by proxy, members are required to sign a letter saying they can't attend 'due to the ongoing public health emergency,' and traveling to another state to appear maskless at an event with thousands of people doesn't seem to fit that situation."[1] Gosar, appearing on a panel at CPAC several hours after his appearance at AFPAC, stated, "I denounce when we talk about white racism. That's not appropriate."[1][17][18][20]

2022

The third AFPAC was held on February 25, 2022, in Orlando, Florida, at the Orlando World Center Marriott. It was sponsored by the social media platform Gab, which resulted in backlash from Gab users due to Fuentes' harsh comments about Gab users. Many of Gab's donors stated that they would stop funding Gab due to this decision; in response to the backlash, Gab CEO Andrew Torba said that "Controversy is attention. Attention is influence" and that "The point of marketing is to influence people to get off Big Tech and get on Gab. In order to do that I need their attention."[21] It was later announced that Torba would be a guest speaker at the AFPAC.[22]

During his speech, Fuentes stated that the media had been comparing Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler "and they say that's not a good thing", which Rolling Stone described as "giggling praise of Adolf Hitler".[23][24] Fuentes also asked the audience, “Can we get a round of applause for Russia?” which was followed by large applause and chants of "Putin! Putin!".[25]

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio spoke at the conference and received cheers when he stated, "I have the reputation of being the biggest racist in the country." In response to the applause, Arpaio asked the audience, "What are you clapping for?"[26][27]

The conference featured four elected officials as speakers: Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Arizona Representative Paul Gosar, Arizona Senator Wendy Rogers, and Lieutenant Governor of Idaho Janice McGeachin.[6][7] Greene and Gosar were subsequently met with criticism from members of the Republican Party, including from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. Greene initially stated to CBS News that she was not aware of Fuentes' views,[28] but later defended her attendance in a statement which read, "It doesn’t matter if I’m speaking to Democrat union members or 1,200 young conservatives who feel cast aside and marginalized by society [...] The Pharisees in the Republican Party may attack me for being willing to break barriers and speak to a lost generation of young people who are desperate for love and leadership.”[29] Rogers was censured by the Arizona State Senate for calling for political violence during her AFPAC speech.[30]

The conference additionally hosted a variety of far-right media personalities, including Gavin McInnes, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Jesse Lee Peterson, as well as white supremacists Jared Taylor and Peter Brimelow.[31] Fuentes claimed that Yiannopoulos was responsible for connecting him with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.[32]

Kari Lake, a Republican candidate in the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election, was advertised as a speaker on a flyer for the conference. Lake later denied plans to attend, with Fuentes claiming it was due to a scheduling conflict rather than ideological differences.[33][26] Thomas Homan, former Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, confirmed to The Huffington Post that he had been scheduled to speak at AFPAC, but cancelled his appearance on the day of the conference due to Fuentes' support of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[34]

2023

The fourth AFPAC was postponed after Fuentes claimed to have difficulty hosting the event in Washington D.C. near CPAC in March 2023. After being removed from the premises of CPAC on March 2, Fuentes organized a brief rally at the Residence Inn by Marriott across from CPAC two days later.[35][36] During his speech, Fuentes endorsed and expanded upon a CPAC speech in which Daily Wire host Michael Knowles called to "eradicate transgenderism" by adding that Satanism, feminism, liberalism, and Judaism should similarly be eradicated.[37] On December 4, Fuentes announced that the fourth AFPAC event will not go ahead in December (as it was previously announced it would take place), but would instead take place in 2024.

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External links

  • Official website  
  • America First Political Action Conference on Twitter  

April 12, 2024
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The America First Political Action Conference AFPAC ae f p ae k AF pak is an annual white nationalist 2 and far right 3 political conference Many attendees are members of the America First movement and supporters of Nick Fuentes also known as Groypers The conference was described by The Daily Dot as a white nationalist alternative to CPAC the Conservative Political Action Conference 4 The Arizona Republic and Rolling Stone have characterized it as an extremist rival of CPAC 1 5 America First Political Action ConferenceAFPAC III logoDatesFebruary dates vary FrequencyAnnualLocation s Washington D C U S 2020 Orlando Florida U S 2021 and 2022 Years active2020 presentInauguratedFebruary 28 2020 4 years ago February 28 2020 FoundersNick Fuentes 1 Most recentFebruary 25 2022Organized byAmerica First FoundationWebsiteOfficial websiteAs of 2022 the conference has hosted four elected officials as speakers Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers and Lieutenant Governor of Idaho Janice McGeachin 6 7 Contents 1 Background 2 History 2 1 2020 2 2 2021 2 3 2022 2 4 2023 3 References 4 External linksBackgroundOn December 21 2019 in the wake of the Groyper Wars leaders of the Groyper movement held a speaking conference called the Groyper Leadership Summit in West Palm Beach Florida The event was invite only and held at an undisclosed location The date location and title of the event mirrored Turning Point USA s Student Action Summit a speaking event featuring conservatives including Ben Shapiro who Fuentes would publicly confront outside the venue In the confrontation Fuentes said Ben it s great to see you Why did you give a 45 minute speech about me at Stanford And you wouldn t even look in my direction Shapiro did not respond as he walked into the venue 8 The Daily Beast characterized the Groyper Leadership Summit as aimed at embarrassing Turning Point potentially by luring some of the Turning Point students to Fuentes white nationalist event 9 HistoryAFPAC was founded in 2020 by Nick Fuentes a white nationalist 10 political commentator 1 2020 The inaugural AFPAC was held on February 28 2020 in Washington D C Speakers included the political commentator Michelle Malkin 11 former leader of the neo Nazi group Identity Evropa Patrick Casey former Daily Caller editor Scott Greer and Fuentes 12 After his appearance at the inaugural AFPAC and immediately following the 2021 United States Capitol attack Casey cut ties with Fuentes and declared that he would not be returning as a speaker or guest at future conferences 13 2021 The second AFPAC was held on February 25 2021 in Orlando Florida While it was open to the public the organizers were secretive about where the conference would be held it was later reported that it had been held at the Hilton in Orlando 14 Speakers included Malkin Vincent James of The Red Elephants radio show former BlazeTV host and Glenn Beck Program writer Jon Miller 15 and former Representative Steve King 16 According to the Orlando Sentinel the event was more of a dinner than a multi day conference 14 ABC News reported speakers spread white nationalist rhetoric organizers railed about the U S losing its white demographic core and some called for further engagement like the ire that drove the Capitol attack on Jan 6 17 Arizona Representative Paul Gosar appeared as a surprise keynote speaker at the conference his attendance was the subject of controversy 17 18 19 In his speech he discussed immigration and what he described as censorship by social media platforms 19 Gosar skipped voting on a COVID 19 relief bill in order to attend AFPAC Rolling Stone criticized Gosar for this decision as well as other Republicans who in order to attend CPAC play ed fast and loose with the rules of a new provision allowing them to vote by proxy Rolling Stone wrote In order to vote by proxy members are required to sign a letter saying they can t attend due to the ongoing public health emergency and traveling to another state to appear maskless at an event with thousands of people doesn t seem to fit that situation 1 Gosar appearing on a panel at CPAC several hours after his appearance at AFPAC stated I denounce when we talk about white racism That s not appropriate 1 17 18 20 2022 The third AFPAC was held on February 25 2022 in Orlando Florida at the Orlando World Center Marriott It was sponsored by the social media platform Gab which resulted in backlash from Gab users due to Fuentes harsh comments about Gab users Many of Gab s donors stated that they would stop funding Gab due to this decision in response to the backlash Gab CEO Andrew Torba said that Controversy is attention Attention is influence and that The point of marketing is to influence people to get off Big Tech and get on Gab In order to do that I need their attention 21 It was later announced that Torba would be a guest speaker at the AFPAC 22 During his speech Fuentes stated that the media had been comparing Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler and they say that s not a good thing which Rolling Stone described as giggling praise of Adolf Hitler 23 24 Fuentes also asked the audience Can we get a round of applause for Russia which was followed by large applause and chants of Putin Putin 25 Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio spoke at the conference and received cheers when he stated I have the reputation of being the biggest racist in the country In response to the applause Arpaio asked the audience What are you clapping for 26 27 The conference featured four elected officials as speakers Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene Arizona Representative Paul Gosar Arizona Senator Wendy Rogers and Lieutenant Governor of Idaho Janice McGeachin 6 7 Greene and Gosar were subsequently met with criticism from members of the Republican Party including from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel Greene initially stated to CBS News that she was not aware of Fuentes views 28 but later defended her attendance in a statement which read It doesn t matter if I m speaking to Democrat union members or 1 200 young conservatives who feel cast aside and marginalized by society The Pharisees in the Republican Party may attack me for being willing to break barriers and speak to a lost generation of young people who are desperate for love and leadership 29 Rogers was censured by the Arizona State Senate for calling for political violence during her AFPAC speech 30 The conference additionally hosted a variety of far right media personalities including Gavin McInnes Milo Yiannopoulos and Jesse Lee Peterson as well as white supremacists Jared Taylor and Peter Brimelow 31 Fuentes claimed that Yiannopoulos was responsible for connecting him with Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene 32 Kari Lake a Republican candidate in the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election was advertised as a speaker on a flyer for the conference Lake later denied plans to attend with Fuentes claiming it was due to a scheduling conflict rather than ideological differences 33 26 Thomas Homan former Director of the U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed to The Huffington Post that he had been scheduled to speak at AFPAC but cancelled his appearance on the day of the conference due to Fuentes support of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 34 2023 The fourth AFPAC was postponed after Fuentes claimed to have difficulty hosting the event in Washington D C near CPAC in March 2023 After being removed from the premises of CPAC on March 2 Fuentes organized a brief rally at the Residence Inn by Marriott across from CPAC two days later 35 36 During his speech Fuentes endorsed and expanded upon a CPAC speech in which Daily Wire host Michael Knowles called to eradicate transgenderism by adding that Satanism feminism liberalism and Judaism should similarly be eradicated 37 On December 4 Fuentes announced that the fourth AFPAC event will not go ahead in December as it was previously announced it would take place but would instead take place in 2024 References a b c d e Wade Peter February 28 2021 Rep Gosar Used Pandemic Vote by Proxy to Speak at Far Right Extremist Event Rolling Stone Retrieved March 5 2021 Spocchia Gino February 28 2021 Republican congressman appears at white nationalist conference whose founder called Capitol riot awesome The Independent Archived from the original on February 27 2021 Retrieved March 4 2021 Republican congressman Paul Gosar appeared at a white nationalist political conference before attending the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC according to reports Petrizzo Zachary February 25 2021 What you need to know about AFPAC the white nationalist alternative to CPAC The Daily Dot Archived from the original on February 27 2021 Retrieved March 4 2021 Nicholas Fuentes white nationalist America First Political Action Conference AFPAC Sommer Will February 27 2021 GOP Rep Appears at White Nationalist Event Where Organizer Calls Capitol Riot Awesome The Daily Beast Retrieved March 5 2021 A sitting member of Congress appeared at a white nationalist convention Friday night marking new GOP support for the racist movement Rep Paul Gosar R AZ spoke in Orlando Florida at the America First Political Action conference a far right event meant to mimic the establishment Republican Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC Petrizzo Zachary February 25 2021 What you need to know about AFPAC the white nationalist alternative to CPAC The Daily Dot Retrieved March 4 2021 AFPAC which is a far right white nationalist and neo Nazi gathering seeks to be an alternative for those who don t think CPAC is right wing enough Hansen Ronald March 27 2021 Rep Paul Gosar speaks at white nationalist event in Florida skips in person D C votes The Arizona Republic Retrieved March 2 2021 A sitting member of Congress appeared at a white nationalist convention Friday night marking new GOP support for the racist movement Rep Paul Gosar R AZ spoke in Orlando Florida at the America First Political Action conference a far right event meant to mimic the establishment Republican Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC Weigel David February 27 2021 Rep Gosar criticizes white racism after speaking at event whose organizer called for white supremacy The Washington Post Retrieved March 5 2021 Rep Paul A Gosar R Ariz said Saturday that he opposed white racism hours after speaking at a far right conference whose organizer spoke approvingly of the Capitol insurrection while delivering a white nationalist speech Sommer Will February 27 2021 GOP Rep Appears at White Nationalist Event Where Organizer Calls Capitol Riot Awesome The Daily Beast Retrieved March 5 2021 A sitting member of Congress appeared at a white nationalist convention Friday night marking new GOP support for the racist movement Rep Paul Gosar R AZ spoke in Orlando Florida at the America First Political Action conference a far right event meant to mimic the establishment Republican Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC Petrizzo Zachary February 25 2021 What you need to know about AFPAC the white nationalist alternative to CPAC The Daily Dot Retrieved March 4 2021 AFPAC which is a far right white nationalist and neo Nazi gathering seeks to be an alternative for those who don t think CPAC is right wing enough Petrizzo Zachary February 25 2021 What you need to know about AFPAC the white nationalist alternative to CPAC The Daily Dot Archived from the original on February 27 2021 Retrieved March 4 2021 Hansen Ronald March 27 2021 Rep Paul Gosar speaks at white nationalist event in Florida skips in person D C votes The Arizona Republic Retrieved March 2 2021 a b Marjorie Taylor Greene Speaks At White Nationalist Conference HuffPost February 25 2022 Retrieved February 25 2022 a b AFPAC III Elected Officials Support White Supremacist Event Anti Defamation League Retrieved November 27 2022 Four of the speakers Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene Lt Governor Janice McGeachin Rep Paul Gosar and Arizona state Sen Wendy Rogers are elected officials Petrizzo Zachary December 21 2019 Nick Fuentes trying to bicker with Ben Shapiro riles up the internet The Daily Dot Retrieved February 1 2022 Sommer Will December 11 2019 Racist Groypers Step up Attacks on Campus Conservative Groups The Daily Beast Retrieved February 1 2022 Frosch Dan Levy Rachael Elinson Zusha January 15 2021 Extremists in Capitol Riot Had Histories of Violent Rhetoric and Threats Wall Street Journal ISSN 0099 9660 Retrieved March 4 2021 Far right personality and white nationalist Nick Fuentes who was at Charlottesville during that deadly 2017 rally told followers he planned to attend the Jan 6 protest Evans Robert November 18 2020 Million MAGA March Unravelling a Violent Viral Video Bellingcat Archived from the original on November 18 2020 Retrieved March 4 2021 Beaujon Andrew November 10 2020 Far Right Activists Are Promoting Pro Trump Rallies in DC this Saturday The Washingtonian Retrieved March 4 2021 Coaston Jane November 11 2019 Why alt right trolls shouted down Donald Trump Jr Vox Archived from the original on November 12 2019 Retrieved November 17 2019 Weigel David February 28 2021 At conservative conference Trump s election falsehoods flourish The Washington Post Retrieved March 4 2021 Thalen Mikael January 10 2020 It looks like white nationalist Nick Fuentes just had his YouTube channel demonetized The Daily Dot Archived from the original on January 11 2020 Retrieved January 12 2020 White supremacists among those who stormed the U S Capitol live streamed from inside Haaretz Associated Press January 9 2021 Retrieved January 16 2021 Thompson A C Fischer Ford January 9 2021 Members of Several Well Known Hate Groups Identified at Capitol Riot ProPublica Retrieved January 16 2021 Nguyen Tina November 11 2020 MAGA nation tries to rally around Trump with MAGApalooza Politico Retrieved March 4 2021 Sommer Will 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