CPAC: Sen. John Kennedy slams Biden admin, cancel culture

"Permit me, if you will, to tell you what I believe," Kennedy began. "I believe that America was founded by geniuses. I believe that you can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out. I believe that America, unless we lose it, is the greatest country in all of human history, and the whole world loves you!"

"Let me ask you something. When was the last time you heard of someone trying to sneak in to China?" Kennedy asked. "America is so great! America is so great that people who hate it refuse to leave it."

"I believe that Republicans are not perfect, but the other side is crazy," he said.

"And I also believe in what we accomplished when Republicans controlled the House, and controlled the Senate, and President Trump was our president," said Kennedy.

Kennedy went on to list a number of accomplishments made under the previous administration including increased wages, low unemployment, controlled inflation, beating back ISIS, securing the souther border, and more.

"And by God we can do it again," he added.

Kennedy continued on to list the failures of the current administration.

"Let me say a word about the Biden administration. I say this gently: So far, the Biden administration sucks," said Kennedy.

"President Biden has mismanaged COVID, he's mismanaged Congress, he's mismanaged the border, he's mismanaged crime, he's mismanaged foreign policy," said Kennedy, who added that the president has mismanaged inflation as well.

"Now, I don't like to brag about the expensive places I've been, but this morning I went to the gas station," Kennedy joked. "Please, dear Lord. Don't let the president mismanage in Russia."

"I believe that no parent should be required to send their child to a failing school. I believe that no parent should be required to send their child to a failure factory where violence is common and learning is rare," he said.

"I believe in the dignity of work. Those can work, should work. Welfare for able-bodied people should be temporary. Welfare should be a bridge, not a parking lot," Kennedy added.

"Let me say a word about foreign affairs," said Kennedy. "I believe that weakness invites the wolves."

"There's some people in this world—They're not sick; they're not mixed up; they're not confused. It's not that their mama or daddy didn't love them enough. They're evil and some of them run countries," he continued.

"And all they understand is strength. We must be armed for peace," Kennedy added.

"I believe that we don't have a gun control problem we have an idiot control problem," he continued.

"Here's some free advice, friends. If the government ever tells you you can't own a gun, buy two," he said.

"I believe that if you hate cops just because they're cops, the next time you get in trouble, call a crackhead," Kennedy joked. "Here's a free tip. Cops leave you alone if you don't do illegal stuff."

"I believe in life. I believe that babies don't choose to die, and I believe that we need to defend those babies, those little lives every single day," he said.

Kennedy continued on to address racism in America, and how the country beat back the "disease" of slavery.

"I believe that America is not perfect, but we are good. Like every other culture in the history of humanity, America caught the disease of slavery, but we beat it back. And we passed civil rights laws in 1866, 1871, 1875, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1990, and 1991, and I'm probably leaving some out," said Kennedy.

"The truth is that most Americans don't think that much about race. They think about character. And they understand that souls have no color," he continued.

"I believe that Arlington National Cemetery contains 400,000 reasons why you should stand your a** up for the National Anthem," said Kennedy, which was met with chants of "USA" from the crowd.

Kennedy continued on to take aim at cancel culture and wokeism, saying that the idea is "strangling" the free people of the United States.

"I believe that cancel culture, which is the military wing of wokeism, is strangling a free people. You are not free if you can't express yourself. You are not free if you cannot say what you think. I believe that the nauseously woke Washington insider elites, the permanent Washington types, you know whom I'm talking about. The vanilla soy extra foam latte crowd that lives in the Georgetown condos with the imported art on their walls. [They] don't respect your ideas. They don't care what we think. And they believe they're better than us," said Kennedy.

"Like I said, folks, you can't fix stupid, but by God, you can vote it out," he added.

Kennedy concluded his speech by painting an optimistic picture for the future of the country. "And finally, I believe our future can be better than our present or our past. I believe that we're only as good as our dreams, that we're only as valuable as our children, but the water won't clear up, until we get the pigs out of the creek. Help me do that," said Kennedy.