America First Political Action Conference
The America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC) is an annual nationalist political conference. AFPAC was founded in 2020 by Nick Fuentes, a nationalist political commentator. Many attendees are supporters of Fuentes.
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History
2020
The inaugural AFPAC was held on February 28, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Speakers included the political commentator Michelle Malkin; former leader of the group Identity Evropa, Patrick Casey; former Daily Caller editor Scott Greer; and Nick Fuentes.
2021
The second AFPAC was held on February 25, 2021, in Orlando, Florida. Speakers included Malkin, Vincent James of The Red Elephants, former BlazeTV host Jon Miller, former Representative Steve King and Fuentes.
Arizona Representative Paul Gosar appeared as a surprise keynote speaker at the conference. In his speech, he discussed immigration and censorship by social media platforms.
2022
The third AFPAC was held on February 25, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. It was sponsored by the social media platform Gab. It was later announced that Gab CEO Andrew Torba would be a guest speaker at the AFPAC.
Speakers included Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, radio host Jesse Lee Peterson, Vincent James, Stew Peters, Andrew Torba and Fuentes.
The conference hosted a variety of media personalities, including Gavin McInnes, Milo Yiannopoulos, as well as publishers of nationalist literature Jared Taylor and Peter Brimelow.
Number of AFPAC attendees over time
| Year | Attendees |
| 2020 | 100 |
| 2021 | 600 |
| 2022 | 1200 |
