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Schlapp Faces Backlash Over Controversial Comments on Airstrikes

3/6/2026

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Conservative lobbyist Matt Schlapp faced backlash after suggesting schoolgirls killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes are better off dead on Piers Morgan.
Iran blamed the United States and Israel for Minab strike that killed 175 children and staff.
White House officials said they are investigating.
Tucker Carlson opposed military action, illustrating divisions among U.S. President Donald Trump’s MAGA supporters.
Trump says dissenting opinions do not reflect his base.

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Conservative lobbyist Matt Schlapp faced backlash after suggesting schoolgirls killed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes are better off dead on Piers Morgan.
Iran blamed the United States and Israel for Minab strike that killed 175 children and staff.
White House officials said they are investigating.
Tucker Carlson opposed military action, illustrating divisions among U.S. President Donald Trump’s MAGA supporters.
Trump says dissenting opinions do not reflect his base.