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In another blow to the notorious Conservative Political Action Conference, one of the top officials at its funding organization has called it quits, citing mismanagement by top dog Matt Schlapp. Bob Beauprez resigned this week after being the American Conservative Union’s treasurer for the past eight years.
According to multiple sources, Beauprez’s letter of resignation was filled with damning criticisms of Schlapp’s opaque financial dealings in the wake of the legal issues he has faced since being accused of groping a younger male staffer, 39-year-old Carlton Huffman, during Herschel Walker’s failed Senate campaign. The former treasurer said he had “lost confidence” in CPAC and the ACU—so much so that he didn’t feel he could feel confident about the organization’s financial statements.
If his feelings weren’t clear, Beauprez reportedly wrote, “I’ve come to think that the expectations for my role as a director and officer is much the same as that of a mushroom — ‘To be kept in the dark and fed a lot of manure.’ I no longer am willing to comply.” Stinky!
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