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.

This is, I emphasize, not a parody. Flashing lights, large screens ablaze with animated graphics reminiscent of the oughties. The CPAC logo spins around as generic rap-rock blasts across the crowd. Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen,

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.

The billionaire buddy of President Trump got a rock star’s welcome from the Thursday night crowd of MAGA loyalists and he delivered a speech full of red meat attacks

During an appearance at CPAC, Elon Musk used a chainsaw as a prop to tout his efforts to shrink the federal workforce in the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Elon Musk began his appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference brandishing a chainsaw that was gifted to him by Argentine President Javier Milei.

Using yet another haphazard mass email, Musk and DOGE told federal employees to document what they did last week — or else.