In two months, 2016 GOP presidential hopefuls will trek to Greenville, South Carolina, for an event hosted by Citizens United and Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC). Confirmed speakers for the South Carolina Freedom Summit include Sen. Ted Cruz (R-SC), former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Louisiana Gov. Bobby […]
People who want to be president of the United States will once again take to the Peace Center stage to woo voters in South Carolina and across the nation. Citizens United, the conservative activist group famous for winning a Supreme Court case on political spending, plans its third Freedom Summit at the Peace Center on […]
The conservative advocacy group Citizens United is teaming with another Republican congressman to host a forum in a state with an early presidential primary — this time in South Carolina. Rep. Jeff Duncan, South Carolina Republican, is co-hosting the “South Carolina Freedom Summit” in Greenville on May 9, following up on Rep. Steve King’s “Iowa […]
This year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is being held this week and once again my organization, Citizens United, the nation’s premier conservative filmmaker, will be hosting the CPAC Theater and Film Festival throughout the weekend. We will be kicking things off on Thursday with an event featuring Dr. Ben Carson, giving activists both a […]
Greenville, SC – Citizens United and Congressman Jeff Duncan will host the “South Carolina Freedom Summit” in Greenville, South Carolina on Saturday, May 9th 2015. The summit will feature remarks from Governor Bobby Jindal, Governor Rick Perry, Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Rick Santorum, and Congressman Marsha Blackburn and will be held at […]
It is my honor to partner with Breitbart News Network, and Breitbart executives Stephen K. Bannon and Larry Solov, to present the Second Annual Andrew Breitbart Defender of the First Amendment Award at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Last year, we bestowed the inaugural award to The Great One–conservative radio host Mark Levin. […]
Fourteen months after he sparked a major controversy for making remarks widely perceived as anti-gay, Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson has been named the recipient of a free-speech award from Citizens United, an organization routinely disparaged by Hollywood liberals. Robertson will receive the “Andrew Breitbart Defender of the First Amendment Award” at this year’s Conservative […]
Potential Presidential candidates and other prominent Republicans descended upon Des Moines on Saturday for the Iowa Freedom Summit. Describing the event on her blog, Amy Davidson writes that the possible candidates in attendance—Ted Cruz, Scott Walker, Chris Christie, Rick Perry, Mike Huckabee, and Rick Santorum—were on “full, exhibitionist display.” The photographer Danny Wilcox Frazier was […]
The 2015 Iowa Freedom Summit aired all day Saturday on C-SPAN and c-span.org, as a number of potential Republican 2016 presidential hopefuls and other party luminaries gathered in the state capital of Des Moines. Representative Steve King (R-IA), one of the summit’s co-sponsors, delivered his opening remarks shortly after 10 a.m. ET, following the summit’s […]
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Republican race for the White House in 2016 starts here. At least that’s what Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said Saturday morning as he kicked off the Iowa Freedom Summit, a GOP star-powered event hosting nearly two-dozen speakers and possible presidential contenders. King, who’s co-hosting with the conservative group Citizens United, […]
DES MOINES — Conservative Iowans and likely Republican caucusgoers packed Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines for nine hours of political speechifying on Saturday, hearing from more than 20 prominent Republicans — eight or nine of whom are considering a run for president. As the final Brooks & Dunn song rang out over the hall, […]
As lawmakers prepare to select new leadership on Tuesday, conservative movement powerhouse Citizens United is urging Republicans to replace Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) as Speaker of the House. “It’s clear to Citizens United and millions of grassroots conservative activists nationwide that the time has come for new conservative leadership in the People’s House,” Citizens United […]