Milo Yiannopoulos will focus his address on his "experiences in America battling feminists, Black Lives Matter, the media, professors and the entertainment industry." | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Report: Milo Yiannopoulos tapped to keynote CPAC

Controversial author and Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos will be the keynote speaker at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the news, Yiannopoulos will focus his address on his "experiences in America battling feminists, Black Lives Matter, the media, professors and the entertainment industry."


The provocative right-wing writer has been in the spotlight recently because many stops in his college tour were met with protests.

CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp told The Hollywood Reporter that the protests are one reason why conference organizers chose Yiannopoulos as keynote speaker.

“An epidemic of speech suppression has taken over college campuses,” Schlapp said. “Milo has exposed their liberal thuggery and we think free speech includes hearing Milo’s important perspective.”

Vice President Mike Pence, senior White House adviser Steve Bannon, White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, former GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will also be in attendance at the event, which runs Feb. 22-25 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center outside Washington, D.C..