Vance delivers CPAC 2026 keynote defending administration first-year record

Vice President JD Vance delivered the keynote address at CPAC 2026 in National Harbor, Maryland on Feb. 22, 2026, reviewing the administration's first-year record on immigration enforcement, tariff policy, and federal spending cuts. The American Conservative Union's annual conference draws several thousand conservative activists and receives national press coverage; the VP's keynote signals administration priorities and serves as a message-testing venue before a politically engaged base.