America versus socialism.

That’s the stark choice that will face voters this November — and the them of the Conservative Political Action Conference that kicks of Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

The annual conservative summit, will feature speeches from President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and a slew of conservative figures. All will “make the case against socialism,” CPAC hosts said.

“America vs. Socialism — it’s a little provocative if you think about it, because even the Democrats are stumbling on this question of, ‘Are we a capitalist country or are we a socialist country?’” Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union (ACU) which puts on the event, said in an interview with Fox News.

“People will criticize us, and say, ‘well, can’t you be a good American and be a socialist?’” Schlapp said. “You could be well-meaning and think you’re helping America by pushing socialism, but we actually think that what you’re doing is destroying the very foundational concepts behind America.”

Schlapp warned that Democrats like Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to “transform America.”

“Transform is an important word in that, they’re not saying make America kinder and gentler, they’re saying transform it — keep some of the parts we like, but change everything else,” Schlapp told Fox. “We reject that’s what America needs and we reject that America can continue to be America if we throw away most of our fundamental values.”

“We will focus at this conference on how socialists believe the opposite,” Schlapp added. “They actually believe the federal government is entitled to do whatever it needs to do in an attempt to transform society.”

The conference runs through Saturday.

Below is a list of speakers. See the full schedule here.

Wednesday

Trump campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson

Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas

Trump campaign National Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany

Trump campaign Communications Director Tim Murtaugh

Trump campaign adviser Mercedes Schlapp

Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C.

Thursday

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C.

Former White House deputy national security adviser K.T. McFarland

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.

Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas

Mercedes Schlapp

Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga.

Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas

House Republican Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman

Vice President Mike Pence

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel

White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.

Tom Homan, former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa.

Trump Campaign Manager Brad Parscale

Friday

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash.

Matthew Whitaker, former acting U.S. attorney general

Parscale

Lara Trump

Kimberly Guilfoyle

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao

Labor Department Secretary Eugene Scalia

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

Donald Trump Jr.

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler

White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council Executive Director Scott Turner

Friedman

Acting Director of National Intelligence, U.S. Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.

DHS Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif.

Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y.

Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker

Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif.

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa.

Ivanka Trump

White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow

Nigel Farage, leader of the Brexit Party

Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas

Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Saturday

Former White House adviser Sebastian Gorka

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt

Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar

President Trump

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