Reality TV star will attend the 7th annual Western Conservative Summit.
Robertson, who’s best known for his role as the patriarch on Duck Dynasty, is confirmed as a speaker at the summit, which runs July 1-3 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The outspoken hunter, businessman and TV personality came under fire in 2016 for his anti-gay comments, in which he compared homosexuality to bestiality and said sexually transmitted diseases are God’s way of punishing immoral behavior.
Robertson, who is known as The Duck Commander, is one of a many of speakers set to appear at the event, including Carly Fiorina, Hugh Hewitt and Warren Smith.
Tickets for the Western Conservative Summit range from $25 to $500. The event will feature a number of sessions, entertainment, food, exhibits and speakers, all geared toward “advancing faith, family and freedom.”
The drew seven of the Republican presidential contenders including Ben Carson who won the conservative straw poll.
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