The Right Squad, Matt Schlapp: Strengthen Ties with Moderate Arab States
- Staff Writer
- May 19
- 1 min read
CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp recently on The Right Squad commented on how the United States needs to strengthen alliances with moderate Arab states, “to stop the more radical ones like Iran.”
Schlapp highlights how, despite many of the moderate Arab nations not having ideals perfectly aligned with America and democracy, President Donald Trump is willing to negotiate and make deals. The willingness to negotiate is different from “neoconservatives,” who are not willing to negotiate because of ideological differences.
Schlapp describes how Trump is a “foreign policy realist…unlike the neocons who think morality is a part of all these decisions.” Neoconservatives have been known to immediately disregard any negotiation with Arab nations that do not perfectly align with their worldview, while Trump is willing to make deals with otherwise ostracized nations.
The neocons and free market idealists are always critical of President Trump's tariffs, but they are always proponents for sanctions. While President Trump is a realist in that he is able to make deals with anyone willing.
