Matt Schlapp
Matthew Aaron Schlapp (born December 18, 1967) is an American political activist and lobbyist who is chairman of the American Conservative Union. He leads the lobbying firm Cove Strategies, which had strong ties to the Donald Trump administration. He is also a Fox News political contributor.
Matt Schlapp | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the American Conservative Union | |
| Assumed office June 19, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Al Cardenas |
| White House Director of Political Affairs | |
| In office May 23, 2003 – February 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Ken Mehlman |
| Succeeded by | Sara Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matthew Aaron Schlapp December 18, 1967 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (BA) Wichita State University (MPA) |
Schlapp was President George W. Bush's deputy assistant and political director during Bush's first term. He is married to Mercedes Schlapp, who was President Donald Trump's Director of Strategic Communications.
He is being sued for $9 million for battery and defamation by a former aide to failed US Senate candidate Herschel Walker, alleging that Schlapp sexually assaulted him - groping and fondling his groin area - during a car ride several weeks before the 2022 midterm election.