At least three men have accused CPAC head Matt Schlapp of sexual assault. The vice chair of the board of its parent organization resigned in August and called for an independent investigation into the accusations.
But that appears to be no barrier to Schlapp and CPAC going abroad to expand their “coalition.”
Appearing on Real America’s Voice Tuesday, Schlapp talked about plans for a “big CPAC” in Argentina after a Trump-like “very interesting candidate” wins. Schlapp was referring to Javier Milei, whom The Guardian describes as an amalgam of Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump. Milei has “horrified progressive voters and also, apparently, Pope Francis, whom Milei has bad-mouthed as a 'lefty son of a bitch,'” The Guardian says. If he wins the November run-off, Milei has vowed to “abolish central bank, loosen gun laws, legalize sale of human organs,” The Guardian's headline reads.
For Schlapp and Outside the Beltway host John Fredericks, Milei is just their kind of guy!
“I’ve met this man, he’s an economist, he’s got kind of crazy hair, they call him Trump-like,” Schlapp enthused. “They call everybody who’s kind of bold and populist and new ‘Trump-like,’ so you can’t deny the effect of Trump on everyone.”
Schlapp invited Fredericks to “come join us in Argentina” after Milei wins.
“I’ll be there, I’ll be number one on Radio and TV Row, no question about it,” Fredericks said, grinning. Nobody said what happens if Milei loses, as the race is now considered a toss-up.
Fredericks moved on to ask Schlapp what he’d like his legacy to be at CPAC. No mention of the sexual assault allegations!
Schlapp replied, “I think the one thing I'd like to make sure people knew is that I didn’t marry CPAC too closely to the Republican party. But I was smart enough to realize that the Republican party is a very, very key strategic ally in our desire to save and take back America.” Translation: "We've pushed the Republican party to become more extreme."
Schlapp went on to talk about the importance of listening to “the people” and building coalitions, including with “interesting” Robert F. Kennedy Jr., “a natural ally with Trump in one or two areas.” Schlapp credited Trump’s emergence in politics as having “allowed us to think of ourselves as in a coalition” that can “really sweep throughout this land in 2024, if we simply understand that we want to bring people aboard.”
Sure he wants to bring people aboard - so long as they are willing to help tear down all the norms and structures that really make America great. That includes the principle that no one is above the law.
