- First CPAC Poland event timed 5 days before decisive presidential vote
- Trump allies push anti-globalist agenda with Law and Justice party
- Hungary’s Orban emerges as blueprint for Polish conservative strategy
The Warsaw Marriott buzzed with English and Polish cheers as Matt Schlapp framed Poland’s election as ground zero for ‘Western civilization’s survival.’ This CPAC satellite event – the first on Polish soil – strategically coincided with the final campaign stretch before Sunday’s runoff between Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and establishment-backed Karol Nawrocki. Security details from three nations monitored DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s motorcade as she prepared to endorse Duda’s constitutional court reforms.
Schlapp’s rhetoric mirrored Warsaw’s billboard wars depicting Trzaskowski as a Brussels puppet. ‘They want your children learning about 72 genders before learning Polish history,’ the CPAC chair thundered, adapting U.S. culture war playbooks for Central European audiences. Behind closed doors, Hungarian advisors briefed Polish conservatives on media laws that neutralized opposition outlets – tactics later praised during John Eastman’s panel on ‘election integrity.’
Three unique dynamics emerged from the conference floor:
- 14% of attendees held dual U.S.-EU citizenship, facilitating transatlantic lobbying
- Polish coal unions distributed translated ‘MAGA’ gear ahead of mine subsidy debates
- South Korean CPAC organizers shared digital campaign templates for rural districts
A regional case study emerged during Viktor Orban’s video address, where he contrasted Hungary’s 4.3% GDP growth under conservative rule with Poland’s manufacturing slowdown. ‘Economic patriotism funds family values,’ Orban asserted, nodding to Poland’s 500+ child subsidy program – a policy U.S. speakers urged Republican states to replicate.
As night fell over Warsaw’s Palace of Culture, young Law and Justice interns traded TikTok editing tricks with RNC staffers. The hybrid event – part policy summit, part campaign war room – underscored CPAC’s evolution from D.C. meetup to global populist franchise. With 37% of Poles undecided according to internal polls, both sides recognize this election could redefine EU power dynamics for a generation.
