Since Trump’s first appearance at CPAC in 2011, the conference had become an early venue for him to court the base of the Republican Party.īut to the Schlapps, Trump showing up and delivering sick burns about then-President BARACK OBAMA was one thing. The previous year, 2014, Matt Schlapp became chairman of the American Conservative Union, best known for its annual CPAC event in Washington. BUSH White House and became successful lobbyists, political strategists and commentators. The Schlapps were a power couple in Republican politics who met in the GEORGE W. Naturally, the conversation turned to DONALD TRUMP. KNIVES OUT - “Fox News election fraud revelations could take down the network’s embattled chief,” by CNN’s Oliver DarcyĭOWN AND OUT IN NATIONAL HARBOR - Back in 2015, one of us was at a Republican presidential primary debate where we ran into MATT and MERCEDES SCHLAPP while waiting to do a cable news hit. YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST - “Joe Manchin and Jon Tester tee up Biden's first veto,” by Eleanor Mueller and Allison Prang The fate of CPAC and Donald Trump are tied together, with attendance shaping up to be a statement about whether or not one wants Trump to be the party's future leader.
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