Feb. 22 (UPI) — President Donald Trump is scheduled to address the Conservative Political Action Conference at 2:30 p.m. EST in Washington, D.C., and meet with Polish President Andrez Duda there.
During an afternoon straw poll, 61% of CPAC attendees voted Vice President JD Vance as their preferred choice to run for president in 2028, the New York Post reported.
Vance finished far ahead of others receiving votes in the informal straw poll.
Coming in second was former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon with 12% of votes, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with 7% of votes.
Others earning support were Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and U.N. ambassador-nominee Elize Stefanik with 3% of votes, each.
Trump’s afternoon CPAC address will follow speeches by Stefanik, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Argentinian President Javier Milei.
Other prominent speakers include Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Energy Secretary Doug Burgum, border czar Tom Homan, media personality Mark Levin and Stanford University professor Gordon Chang.
Trump and Milei are expected to meet during the event, which concludes after Trump’s closing speech.
The annual CPAC conference runs from Thursday through Saturday.
Notable speakers during its first day include Vice President JD Vance, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, conservative media personality Ben Shapiro and former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon.
Friday’s featured guests included DOGE director Elon Musk, Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico and North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski.
Duda and Trump are scheduled to meet an hour before the closing CPAC address.
The two world leaders are expected to discuss matters in Ukraine, which borders Poland.
Duda on Friday said he is encouraging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy to continue cooperating with Trump while trying to end the war started when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
Duda on Friday said he believes Trump is “guided by a deep sense of responsibility for global stability and peace,” NBC News reported.