It was announced on Saturday that Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos will deliver next Saturday's keynote address at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference. Reports that he will be the keynote speaker leaked early Saturday morning on The Hollywood Reporter.
We think free speech includes hearing Milo’s important perspective. #CPAC2017 pic.twitter.com/ssDS6HVmLN
— Matt Schlapp (@mschlapp) February 18, 2017
The American Conservative Union released a statement saying that they are aware of Yiannopoulos' provocative nature and that they "look forward" to hearing him speak with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
ACU statement pic.twitter.com/FL0YrYbMTa
— Robert Costa (@costareports) February 18, 2017
Other speakers at CPAC include VP Mike Pence, Sen. Ted Cruz, and Sean Hannity.