CPAC 2025: JD Vance, Elon Musk take the stage (15 images)

By Wade Sheridan

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 through February 22. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Senator Rick Scott were also in attendance.



Vice President JD Vance speaks onstage at the Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor, Md., on February 20, 2025. CPAC is an annual political conference attended by conservative activists and elected officials from across the United States and beyond. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI
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Vance speaks with Mercedes Schlapp. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI
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Vance arrives at CPAC 2025. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI
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President of Argentina Javier Milei hands special government employee Elon Musk a chainsaw onstage. Photo by Will Oliver/UPI
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