Category: Matt Schlapp

MAGA Notables Descend on Nevada to Back Laxalt for Senate as Primary Nears

LAS VEGAS—Colt Ford’s concert may have been the marquee attraction at Stoney’s Rockin’ Country Friday night, but hours before the country rapper took the stage, another traveling show had the club quaking and shaking. The “I Told You So Tour” headlined by Donald Trump Jr. and featuring an assembly of MAGAverse luminaries, drew on old…


Book Review: ‘Desecrators: Defeating the Cancel Culture Mob and Reclaiming One Nation Under God’

Let me share this from the beginning: I met Matt and Mercedes Schlapp years ago when I was editor of a local newspaper in Culpeper, Virginia. I was covering a GOP event where they were the guest speakers. Keep in mind this was well ahead of the 2016 presidential race and there was no indication…


CPAC 2022: Awake, Not Woke

At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, the theme was “Awake, not Woke,” to combat the left’s attempt to racially infuse every element of society and deem America an awful country. However, a very diverse group of speakers came out to push back on this idea—from sports stars to former Democratic candidate…


The Three Winners at CPAC 2021

Commentary Matt Schlapp’s decision to move the Conservative Political Action Conference from Washington, D.C. to Orlando, Fla. was brilliant. No one knew how good this decision would ultimately be for the conservative movement. Washington is the heart of the swamp. Its news media is toxic and focused only on propaganda. The lobbying firms, bureaucracies, and…


Matt Schlapp: Wife and 2 Young Daughters Were ‘Accosted’ by Angry Neighbor

Republican lobbyist and Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) organizer Matt Schlapp said his young daughters and wife were “accosted by one of our neighbors” over their politics. “My wonderful wife and my two youngest girls, 9 and 10, were accosted by one of our neighbors, a few doors away,” Schlapp wrote on Twitter early on…