Mar-a-Lago played host to a high-profile event by the America’s Future organization Tuesday night, bringing together a lineup of influential conservative voices.

Among the special guests were actor Mel Gibson, singer Kid Rock, Tucker Carlson, General Michael Flynn, journalist Lara Logan, and Mary Flynn, General Flynn’s sister. The gathering highlighted America’s critical crossroads, with speeches focused on faith, freedom, and the future of the nation.

As reported by The Gateway Pundit, the organization’s board of directors, including Mike Flynn, Mary Flynn, Lara Logan, Paul Hoffecker, Mike Smith, and Ivan Raiklin, came together to emphasize the need for bold action.

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General Michael Flynn introduced President Donald Trump, who graciously came out to greet the crowd and express his heartfelt thanks to America’s Future for their relentless work against trafficking.… pic.twitter.com/Yx5Fgd1Tdb

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The event reached a passionate crescendo when Mel Gibson took the stage, delivering a fiery speech that tackled the pressing issue of child exploitation and the threats posed by “wolves in sheep’s clothing.”

Gibson began by reflecting on the last few years of political turbulence: “We just went through four years of thinly veiled Marxism. Now, I think what we have is a four-year grace period, but we have to work hard, all of us.”

He stressed the enormity of the task ahead for conservatives, calling out the damage inflicted on American values and institutions, saying, “The President’s got a big job on his hands to turn this place around. A lot of damage has been done, and they continue to start fires, just like around my house.”

Acknowledging the contributions of General Flynn and Mary Flynn, Gibson praised their efforts to combat societal decay. “For he and his sister Mary, for exposing all these wolves in sheep’s clothing that prey upon our young,” Gibson stated.

HOLY SMOKES.

Mel Gibson, speaking at Mar-a-Lago, thanks those “Exposing all these wolves in sheep’s clothing that prey upon our young.”

He continues, “I have 9 kids. If one of them got stolen or trafficked or something, I’d have to k*ll someone.” pic.twitter.com/TaMecUECaN

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The father of nine did not shy away from addressing the severity of the issue. “I mean, I got nine kids. I don’t know. If one of them got stolen or trafficked or something, I’d have to kill someone. …Well, we see people here, we won’t tolerate it. That should work.”

He concluded with a hopeful yet cautious message about restoring American freedom: “I hope in the next four years, we can get back some of that precious commodity that this country has, that commodity called freedom. It’s like, we’ll see how much this administration can claw back from the Philistines. Okay, thank you very much.”

Elon Musk, never one to shy away from bold statements himself, shared a clip of Gibson’s speech on social media, succinctly captioning it with, “Same.”

The event at Mar-a-Lago not only served as a rallying cry for preserving American values but also reinforced the critical need to protect the nation’s most vulnerable. With conservative icons like Gibson and Musk speaking out, the message is clear: the fight for America’s future is far from over.

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