An International Summit inaugurating the global conservative conference CPAC USA 2026 is underway in Texas. Among the speakers is Michał Rachoń, program director of Telewizja Republika. In his address, he recalled Poland’s anti-communist heritage, warned against repression from today’s “pro-European” authorities, and called for strengthening global ties on the right.
Rachoń opened his speech by noting that, as citizens of a relatively new member state, Poles are बेहद proud of belonging to the strongest alliance in the world. He emphasized that a live broadcast of his speech was being followed by numerous viewers of the station. At that moment, CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp unexpectedly took the floor. In a light-hearted remark, he said the speaker from Poland is not egocentric and rarely talks about himself, because the leading journalist in Poland is in fact his wife—Katarzyna Gójska. Schlapp added that they understand each other perfectly in this regard, as his own wife, Mercedes Schlapp, also always shines even brighter.
The American congratulated the Polish station on its impressive success, comparing Telewizja Republika to networks such as Newsmax and Fox News.
The program director of Republika thanked Schlapp for his words of recognition and highlighted the long-standing friendship connecting him with the Schlapp family. Referring to the earlier joke, he noted that editor Katarzyna Gójska was at that very moment hosting her program “W punkt,” which—thanks to the live broadcast—everyone present could now take part in.
In the next part of his speech, the Polish journalist stressed that Poland is a country with a rich legacy of resistance to the communist system. In this context, he mentioned former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who, even as a young man, actively opposed Soviet oppression and the imposed власти. He expressed concern that the specter of that system regaining influence is once again becoming a real political issue—also in the United States. He further explained that the response to Russian imperialism was the creation of NATO, which is why it enjoys support of nearly 90 percent in Poland. As he noted, for Poles the Alliance still represents freedom and the great legacy of Ronald Reagan. For this reason, Rachoń appealed to the free world to safeguard its values and firmly defend the instruments that ensure security.
Turning to fundamental freedoms such as political liberty and freedom of speech—issues also addressed in Grapevine by former British Prime Minister Liz Truss—Rachoń pointed to what he described as an alarming political situation in Poland. He argued that the new left-wing, globalist власти, following the departure of Morawiecki’s government and Law and Justice, had forcefully targeted conservative media and activists. As an example of repression, he cited the case of former anti-communist opposition figure Adam Borowski, who faces imprisonment for criticizing Roman Giertych.
The journalist warned that the same danger could soon affect the entire free world. He revealed to those gathered that Telewizja Republika is currently under constant political and economic attack, and that at the very moment of his speech, the Polish prosecutor’s office was questioning the station’s president, Tomasz Sakiewicz, for organizing the recent Polish edition of CPAC.
In response to these developments, Rachoń called for the creation of a shared, international structure of mutual support for the right as a counterweight to globalist networks. He argued that platforms organized by Matt Schlapp, such as CPAC, are now absolutely essential for protecting the traditional world. At the same time, he expressed hope that cooperation with American partners would soon lead to the creation of a global television network representing a unified conservative voice worldwide.