Tag Archives: Mercedes Schlapp

“We are gonna be talking about – from woke capitalism to the culture warriors – to there’s some really fun panel names. One of them actually mentions Joy Reid, where it’s basically this fight against this Trump derangement syndrome, media narrative of their goal to destroy the president, destroy MAGA supporters. “The young voters were such a decisive factor in …

“It’s like The Price is Right. I mean, just like, you know, winning the car or something like that. It’s kind of insane. There is this hyper-emotional behavior that comes out of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. It’s not presidential, right?  “It’s like they’re always beyond giddy and everything is just fine. And what you realize is that, yes, you …

The Washington Post reports: A former employee of the Conservative Political Action Conference is suing the group, alleging racial discrimination and defamation by her former bosses, including the influential organization’s leader, Matt Schlapp. Regina Bratton, who worked as a communications and marketing supervisor in 2021 and 2022, said in the lawsuit filed in federal court in Virginia on Friday that …

The Daily Beast reports: When a group of employees resigned in protest from conservative activist group CPAC last year, the organization’s power couple—Matt Schlapp and his wife, Mercedes—felt it was time for a new beginning. As part of the reset, the Schlapps turned to a priest to evict satanic spirits from the D.C.-area offices. And so, on an afternoon in …

Raw Story reports: Conservative power couple Matt and Mercedes Schlapp on Wednesday lashed out at The Daily Beast a day after the publication claimed that he offered to settle a lawsuit alleging that he committed sexual battery, despite the fact that he has flatly denied all such allegations. In addition to its recent scoop on Schlapp’s purported offer to settle …

The Daily Beast reports: Greeting the Schlapps on Tuesday night, Newsmax host Jenn Pellegrino gushed over the smiling pair. “As we discussed at the top of the interview here, the two of you work together. You have been married for 20 years. I think a lot of people are wondering: what’s the secret?” After the pair both turned to each …

Media Matters reports: Frequent Fox News guests Matt Schlapp and his wife Mercedes have disappeared from Fox’s airwaves in the two weeks since The Daily Beast published a January 5 story about a GOP staffer who said that Matt, the chairman of the American Conservative Union, “fondled” his crotch. Although FoxNews.com has published one article about the accusation, the Schlapps …

Mediaite reports: The former White House strategic communications director for Donald Trump ripped the Jan. 6 committee on Friday, accusing the panel of having “doctored” footage it presented in Thursday’s hearing. Appearing on Kudlow, Mercedes Schlapp said the committee, which is investigating the 2021 Capitol riot and the role Trump played in inciting it, has failed to produce a “smoking …

So this just happened on Fox News: “Chris, I am not gonna take this from you,” Schlapp shouted back. “You are not gonna call me a liar! You are not gonna call me a conspiracy theorist. You are not gonna call Tucker Carlson a conspiracy theorist!” “He is and you are,” Hahn shot back. Schlapp exclaimed, “I’m not going to …

ABC News reports: Mr. Rogers was trending Thursday night after Mercedes Schlapp, a senior adviser for President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, compared Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s town hall to the beloved show. Schlapp was criticized for comparing the Biden to Mr. Rogers, with some calling it a “self-own” as the children’s television host was known to be patient, inclusive, and …

The Daily Beast reports: Trump campaign adviser Mercedes Schlapp attempted to clean up her disastrous interview with CNN’s Brianna Keilar by penning an op-ed about the network’s supposed “dishonesty” for the website RealClearPolitics. But she made at least one major mistake. In that piece, Schlapp wrote that she was “disturbed to learn that Brianna Keilar’s husband is a ferocious opponent …

The Daily Beast reports: Trump campaign senior advisor Mercedes Schlapp Schlapp was left with the unenviable task of defending the president’s whiplash-inducing hypocrisy, attempting to not only make the distinction between absentee and mail-in voting but also trying to justify why some states’ mail vote is “safe and secure” while others are not. As the increasingly hostile back-and-forth wound down …

Mercedes N-Word Schlapp: “I’d love to see a Joe Biden rally. Let’s bring it on, because there is no comparison. The phenomenon of the rally came because of President Trump, and people came out. Those people that knew that they wanted to be there physically present with the president. They joined us, and they’re family-oriented individuals who wanted to come …

Fox News reports: One of President Trump’s senior campaign advisers has apologized after promoting a tweet praising a chainsaw-wielding man who used a racial slur while admonishing protests. “I retweeted without watching the full video and I deeply apologize,” Mercedes Schlapp said in a statement provided to Fox News. “I deleted the tweet. I would never knowingly promote the use …

Politico reports: President Donald Trump and his allies for years have amplified racist messages on Twitter while simultaneously reaching out to black and Hispanic voters, a dissonant balancing act that’s now rocking the GOP amid nationwide racial-justice protests. The two competing forces collided Saturday on the Twitter feed of Trump campaign senior adviser Mercedes Schlapp, when she boosted a tweet …

Mediaite reports: While at least one elected Democrat has deployed Oedipal profanity in support of impeaching Trump, leaders like Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) have adopted a wait-and-see-what-Mueller’s-got posture. But on Monday morning’s edition of Fox News’ America’s Newsroom, White House Director of Communications Mercedes Schlapp boldly declared that impeachment would fail. Schlapp touted Trump’s “accomplishments,” and said …

Jonathan Swan reports at Axios: Shortly after word leaked that Kelly Sadler had taken a nasty shot at John McCain, President Trump convened a meeting in the Oval Office for a tiny group of communications staffers, according to sources familiar with the gathering. Sadler, Mercedes Schlapp, Raj Shah, and John Kelly all gathered in front of the Resolute Desk for …