More than 2,000 young Americans gathered over the weekend in Houston to meet prominent conservatives and hear speeches and Q&As about media, politics, and conservatism.
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Texas Republican and former U.S. Navy SEAL who represents part of Houston, organized the event. On hand were Daily Wire founder Ben Shapiro, podcaster Dave Rubin, former Fox News and NBC anchor Megyn Kelly, bestselling author Dr. Jordan Peterson, and several other conservative leaders.
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“You’re here because you think conservatism is a better path forward for America,” Crenshaw, who descended theatrically from the ceiling in a crowd-pleasing reprise of the campaign ad that showed him jumping out of a helicopter. “You’d be right. But I didn’t bring you here to rally on and on about how great we are. This isn’t a rally … I brought you here so that you might have a better understanding of what it means to partake from the rich, conservative, traditions.”
Crenshaw held a Q&A with anti-human trafficking activists Jaco Booyens and Courtney Litvak. In 2020, President Donald Trump appointed Litvak, herself a survivor, to the U.S. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking.
Rubin discussed California’s gubernatorial recall election coming up Tuesday and his journey from far-left to center-right commentary. Kelly answered questions about media bias and offered advice about how to foster a burgeoning journalism career.
“We’ve seen a complete collapse of the journalistic system,” Kelly said before urging those in attendance to “never settle for less,” to “stop complaining,” and to “be excellent” in every job they do.
After lunch and a performance by Texas country music stars the Josh Abbott Band, the afternoon session included a speech by Tony Robbins, the motivational speaker of Netflix’s I Am Not Your Guru fame.
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Elisha Krauss, Antonia Okafor, Benji Backer, and Morgan Zegers spoke on a panel called “Youth Outreach and Activism,” specifically targeted to their Generation Z audience. Black Rifle Coffee Company founders Mat Best, Jarred Taylor, and Evan Hafer also spoke on entrepreneurship and conservatism.
#CrenshawYouthSummit about to start. A superspreader…of political sanity!
With @DanCrenshawTX @megynkelly @benshapiro @TonyRobbins @ElishaKrauss @michaeljknowles @bennyjohnson and more… pic.twitter.com/2ahwotoHYS
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) September 12, 2021
Although the event felt like a rally with its thumping intro music and bright, colorful lights, Crenshaw said its purpose was to grow the conservative movement, not just get people charged up.
