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Mercedes Schlapp

Mercedes Schlapp

mschlapp@123washingtontimes.com

Mercedes Schlapp was a columnist for The Washington Times.

Articles by Mercedes Schlapp

President Donald Trump speaks while meeting with Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump and Freedom Caucus must find a way to get along

President Trump sent a direct and stern message to the Freedom Caucus in his Thursday tweet, warning the conservative House caucus "will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don't get on the team, & fast. We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!"

March 30, 2017
School children, wrapped in blankets, wait nearby their high school in Grasse, southern France, after a 16-year-old student opened fire, wounding two other students and the principal trying to intervene, Thursday, March 16, 2017. French Education Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem says the shooting in a high school appears to be the "insane act of a fragile young man fascinated by weapons." (AP Photo/Philippe Farjon)

Human trafficking problem requires strong families to fight it

This week I had the great honor to speak at the United Nations on the issue of human trafficking, invited by the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam). The discussion focused on the root causes of trafficking and the key role of the family in preventing this growing and disturbing trend of modern slavery. Human trafficking knows no boundaries and affects the lives of women and children around the globe.

March 16, 2017
Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in January. (Associated Press/File)

Jeff Sessions Democrats’ new obsession

Smelling blood, Democrats immediately turned to character assassination tactics against the Attorney General Jeff Sessions, with the clear ambition of taking down another one of President Trump's closest allies. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi demanded Mr. Sessions' resignation and accused him of lying during his confirmation hearing.

March 2, 2017
White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, right, accompanied by White House strategist Stephen Bannon, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Conservatives more united than mainstream media reports

Conservatives acknowledge that President Trump is not a purist, and establishment conservatives have criticized him on issues such as infrastructure spending and trade. But even the conservative establishment can agree that Mr. Trump is making a concerted effort to keep his campaign promises.

February 23, 2017
Evan McMullin

#NeverTrumpers fight back, with the help of the deep state

The #NeverTrumpers are at it again, cheering on the "deep state" in the bureaucracy and politicized members in the intelligence community as they try to undermine and delegitimize President Trump. Their actions are disturbing, destructive and — as the president himself correctly tweeted — deeply "un-American."

February 16, 2017
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. reacts to being rebuked by the Senate leadership and accused of impugning a fellow senator, Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington Warren was barred from saying anything more on the Senate floor about Sessions after she quoted from an old letter from Martin Luther King Jr.'s widow about Sessions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats have a focus and a strategy, but do Republicans?

Republicans beware. Democrats are fighting with a vengeance, feeling galvanized and determined to outsmart Republicans in Congress and President Trump. Rather than taking an introspective look at why they lost the presidential election, Democrats are obstructing, protesting, and creating chaos inside the halls of Congress and in major U.S. cities.

February 10, 2017
Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper and National Security Adviser Adm. Michael Rogers testified Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing "Foreign Cyber Threats to the United States." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump, intelligence community need trust

President-elect Donald Trump should focus on building trust with the country's intelligence professionals, but so far he seems to be sending mixed signals on his future relationship, at times criticizing their past failures and questioning their current capabilities. There has even been talk of the Trump administration streamlining our intelligence bureaucracy, which may be needed.

January 5, 2017
The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is lit up during a ceremony on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. The Capitol Christmas Tree is an 80-foot Engelmann Spruce from the Payette National Forest in Idaho. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

A Christmas wish list for Donald Trump

I warned the Schlapp children that their Christmas lists were due no later than this Friday to give "Santa" enough time to organize his workshop schedule. In thinking of what my girls might ask for, I couldn't help but wonder what President-elect Donald Trump's list would look like. If he needs any help, I have some recommendations for him.

December 8, 2016
FILE - In this Wednesday, June 4, 2014 file photo, Kathryn McDonough breaks down crying, when asked how she felt after telling jurors how she pushed Elizabeth "Lizzi" Marriott's body into the water and covered it with seaweed during testimony in Strafford County Superior Court in Dover, N.H. McDonough testified against her former boyfriend Seth Mazzaglia, who was convicted of killing Marriott and sentenced to life without parole. McDonough's three-year prison sentence comes to an end Saturday, July 16, 2016, when she will be released. (AP Photo Jim Cole, File)

Students depressed over Trump victory need to toughen up

Call it "election depression." College professors have postponed exams and canceled classes. Universities are offering hug therapy, coloring-book therapy, even pet-a-dog therapy to help stunned students cope with last week's election results. These schools are not helping their charges, they're coddling them, raising and molding a generation of wimpy kids incapable of coping with reality. Seriously?

November 17, 2016