Appearing on Fox News' "Your World with Neil Cavuto" program on May 10, 2016, Schlapp criticized an early childcare plan offered by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, stating, "I've got five girls—so our child care costs are very, very high ... Hillary Clinton, she’s trying to come up with this idea of federal spending, mixing it up with tax credits. And so it's this ideal again of the federal government making this more federal government-centric instead of parent-centric. This becomes problematic. While it's a smart political move, in terms that they're trying to court these suburban working moms, totally understand that, at the other side of this is the fact that you have over 45 programs that the federal government is already administering in terms of early learning and child care costs. Why take it and keep it in the federal government? We know that these programs are inefficient, they are duplicated ... If the Republican [presidential] candidate Donald Trump would take this on, many Republican states that are basically pushing for it and pioneering state-wide preschool programs, early learning programs, many of these programs run by faith-based organizations, nonprofits...that are very effective and out of the hands of federal government."

On the April 29, 2016 edition of Fox News' "America's Newsroom," Schlapp made the following comments about democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton issuing a "Woman Card" for supporters who face sexism from political opponents: "Rather than the woman card, I think that Hillary Clinton should basically create the victim card, which is trying to promote this idea that any way that [Republican presidential candidate Donald] Trump or even [Democratic presidential candidate Senator] Bernie Sanders, when he's been critical of Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton has called Bernie Sanders sexist. And, so she uses this line, which I have to say is like old-fashioned feminism. It might work, right, with the older Democratic women that are rallying with Hillary Clinton, but I have to tell you. With younger women, with millennials, we saw this in the case of, like, New Hampshire for example, they supported Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton. Why? Because that gender card, that old-fashioned feminism doesn't necessarily work with these younger women. And, so, I just think that that woman card is just such a gimmick. It's a pathetic gimmick, and it just doesn't work."

In a March 18, 2016 editorial for U.S. News & World Report entitled "The Voters Created a Stalemate: Let Them Break It," Schlapp endorsed inaction by the Republican-led U.S. Senate on President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. "President Obama fulfilled his constitutional duty of nominating Garland," wrote Schlapp. "Now the Senate, which has the constitutional authority of advice and consent, has made clear its intention to do the right thing by the country and slow down the process and wait for an election result in November [2016]. The process is inevitably politicized already, in other words; Republicans are simply arguing for slowing it down to get past the worst of that politicization. Senate Republicans understand the high stakes if they move forward on the confirmation process. They don’t trust Obama and recognize that the Supreme Court is at a critical tipping point. President Obama’s pick to the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, would only cement the liberals’ control of the court." Regarding Garland's record as a judge, Schlapp criticized him for dissenting in a 2002 case that struck down the EPA Haze Rule (which was designed to aid in the enforcement of the Clean Air Act).

Speaking on the Fox News program "The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson" on November 16, 2015, Schlapp expressed her opposition to allowing refugees of the Syrian civil war to enter the United States, saying, "I don't think our immigration system is equipped to vet these individuals coming into our nation. We can barely keep track of those individuals who are crossing the border illegally, many of them who go into the shadows and we never hear from ... I mean, are we going to call Syria and tell them, 'Okay, give us the background information on them?' ... Over 11 governors right now are basically saying, 'Keep these Syrian refugees out.' ... Fix our system here in the United States before allowing Syrian refugees to come in." Further commenting on the threat of terrorism, Schlapp remarked, "At this point we need to do what is in the best interest of the security of our nation, and if that means that we need to ensure that we screen the Muslims that are coming into this country, that has to be put on the table. And I don't think that we can just ignore that fact. It's not the Christians that are blowing up concert halls and cafes in Paris. There is Islamic radical jihadists who are causing this destruction. They have twisted the religion of Islam. And I can assure you that there are Muslims that agree with me."

In an editorial for U.S. News & World Report on October 2, 2015 entitled "Raise the Curtain on Planned Parenthood," Schlapp criticized the reproductive health services group and embraced a conspiracy theory about the group selling "baby parts" for profit, writing, "The videos illustrate where Planned Parenthood has facilitated the selling of baby parts and treat babies as a scientific experiment." The videos in question, produced by a right wing group calling itself the Center for Medical Progress, have been thoroughly discredited as fraudulent in nature. Schlapp also accused Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards of supporting the killing of babies who survive abortions based on an answer that Richards gave the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee during testimony. "I can say at Planned Parenthood, I'm aware of no instance where—we don't provide abortions after viability," testified Richards, "so, in my experience at Planned Parenthood we haven't ever had that kind of circumstance."

In an editorial for U.S. News & World Report on September 25, 2015, Schlapp criticized a speech that Pope Francis had delivered to a joint session of the U.S. Congress a day before. "The pontiff went on to dedicate a full paragraph [of his speech] to opposing the death penalty and spoke in depth about climate change, poverty and immigration," Schlapp wrote. "He allocated only...one vague sentence in his entire speech to the unborn. In fact, the pontiff never explicitly mentioned the word abortion or unborn, a huge disappointment." Schlapp was also critical of the Pope's recent visit to Cuba, writing, "The pontiff's visit to Cuba and the United States appears to be less about the Golden Rule and more about a rule of politeness—'Let's not offend thy leader.' Maybe the pontiff felt that his holiness and spirituality would simply rub off on dictators and lead them to feel guilty for their oppression of the Cuban people."

During a conversation with Accountability Project Executive Director Nomiki Konst on the Fox News program "Fox & Friends" on August 16, 2015, Schlapp claimed that it was a "bipartisan" decision to invade Iraq in 2003. “As we all know, it was a bipartisan effort that basically said we were going to go into this war. We know that there was faulty intelligence that was associated with it,” Schlapp stated. “[Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton], when she was [a U.S. Senator], actually voted for the Iraq war.” This caused Konst to reply that Schlapp's "spin is insane." In truth, Members of Congress and the American public did not learn that the Iraq War was predicated on faulty intelligence until long after the launch of the invasion. Schlapp worked for the administration of President George W. Bush in 2003 as a communications staffer.

On June 19, 2015, Schlapp wrote an editorial in U.S. News & World Report about a mass shooting that took place in Charleston, South Carolina two days earlier. The shooting was committed by a young racist, Dylann Roof, who killed nine parishioners (including the senior pastor, state senator Clementa C. Pinckney) at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church after being welcomed to join the group in a prayer service. Roof was able to pass a background check and obtain his handgun legally, but should have been prohibited because of a prior drug-related arrest. He exploited a loophole in America's gun laws that allows a gun dealer to proceed with a sale if the FBI is not able to determine the disposition of a buyer's arrest record after 72 hours. In her piece, Schlapp complained that "the Charleston shooting quickly turned to a rallying cry for more gun control in the media and political circles" and claimed that "stricter gun laws will not necessarily stop a senseless murderer or terrorist from carrying out their act, though they will potentially leave innocent people defenseless ... These terrorists and murderers take advantage of gun-free zones like churches and schools where law-abiding and responsible individuals cannot even protect themselves." She failed to note that the parishioners at Emanuel A.M.E. Church were adherents of nonviolence who did not believe in carrying weapons, including firearms. She also failed to note that gun-free zones like schools and churches have dramatically lower rates of violent crime and gun death than the U.S. as a whole. Concluding her editorial, Schlapp wrote, "We need to start by helping to mold the hearts and minds of our youth by promoting the traditional values and principles of life, goodness and prayer."

On June 1, 2015, Schlapp appeared on Fox News to discuss legislation in the Texas General Assembly that would force colleges and universities to allow guns on campus. Schlapp described the carrying of firearms on campus as “a women’s issues right … This empowers women [to prevent sexual assault].” However, according to a study in the Journal of American College Health, "Students who carried weapons [on campus] were more likely than students who did not do so to report…being victims and perpetrators of physical and sexual violence at college."

In an editorial for U.S. News & World Report entitled "Nowhere to Hide, Hillary" on April 13, 2015, Schlapp attacked Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with several barbs, including the following:

• "Clinton and her team are desperately attempting to make her seem real and relatable to the average American ... Democrat strategists have spent months rebranding Clinton as a warm and connected political leader, but the true Clinton with her brash and controlling style will eventually surface. It is only a matter of time."
• "She cannot run away from her scandals and secrets. Clinton has suffered a blow because of the email scandal."
• "Clinton will need to determine where she is in line with [President Barack] Obama, especially in the area of foreign policy. The president has managed to isolate Israel, one of our few allies in the Middle East, and Clinton will need to carefully explain her stance on Iran, Israel and Russia."
• "The question is do the American people want a third Obama term under Clinton?"
• "Her only hope is the fact that Clinton is a woman."

In a piece entitled "War, Whether Obama Wants to Admit it or Not" for U.S. News & World Report on August 30, 2014, Schlapp wrote, "President Obama will need to embrace this existing reality that we are at war, and he will likely become a wartime president in his last two years. He may be deathly afraid of using the word 'war,' like his Democratic colleagues and liberal base. But if his strategy is focused on simply lessening the threat of the Islamic State then we will lose and the terrorists will never be eliminated. For the sake of our national security and peace in the world, the group needs to be hunted down and defeated ...We cannot simply stand by and keep watching videos of these extremists beheading American journalists or kidnapping humanitarian staff members. President George W. Bush understood that the war on terrorism was real and beyond al-Qaida ... Our nation cannot afford another September 11th and unfortunately, the war on terrorism is far from over."

In an August 8, 2014 editorial for U.S. News & World Report entitled "Abandoned in Iraq," Schlapp criticized President Barack Obama's decision to pull troops out of Iraq, eight years after the start of the war there. "Our ill-advised complete pullout from Iraq has turned into a death sentence for thousands of religious minorities and women and those trying to build a civil society there," claimed Schlapp. "Obama’s political actions and disengagement have also hurt America’s security interests and are an offense to every American family who shed blood in the war on terror." She also included a quote from Faysal Shaqooli, an Iraqi interpreter for the U.S. Army who sought political asylum and now lives in the Nebraska: "President George W. Bush would have never abandoned us." Schlapp worked for the Bush administration as a communications staffer.

On April 18, 2014, Schlapp wrote an editorial in U.S. News & World Report bemoaning the fact that America is "becoming a more secular society." "Today, our children in public schools are faced with the increasing reality that not only is there is no room for their faith at school, but that some feel there is no room for people of faith either," wrote Schlapp. "The decline in religion is eroding our nation’s foundation. There is clear evidence that religious belief and practice improves an individual’s mental and physical health and helps to reduce societal problems such as violence, suicide, substance abuse and divorce." She did not cite that evidence, however.

In a March 21, 2014 editorial for U.S. News & World Report entitled "An Unhappy Anniversary," Schlapp robustly criticized Obamacare, writing, "The implementation of Obamacare has made it seem more like the American people have been forced into an arranged marriage. So far, the marriage has been tumultuous, and the majority of Americans are left feeling very unsatisfied and stuck with their unpredictable and burdensome spouse. Unfortunately, there is no way out, at least in the foreseeable future." Schlapp then claimed, "Individuals are learning that they are losing access to their health care specialists and doctors. Americans are also shocked by the sticker price of paying for high deductibles or a higher premium in the plans offered by the health exchanges. We have also learned that cancer patients are unable to be treated at top hospitals because of the changes in their new healthcare plans." Finally, Schlapp concluded, "Hopefully by the seven-year itch, the Republicans would have gained a majority in the U.S. Senate, maintained the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and win the presidency. Only then can we find a way out of this failing marriage to Obamacare."

In an editorial entitled "The Pro-Life Movement is Gaining Ground" for U.S. News & World Report on January 24, 2014, Schlapp asked, "Can a movement really consider itself pro-choice when it only allows 'one choice?' Women deserve better." She continued: "Roe v. Wade used raw judicial power to overturn the democratically passed laws in every state in the country and remove state restrictions on abortion ... Americans are waking up to the tragedy of abortions ... And the next generation is more strongly pro-life, as they have become increasingly aware of the consequences of an abortion, including women suffering from short-term and long-term physical and psychological problems, as well as the atrocities associated with the destruction of human life. The abortion rights movement is finally losing ground, and it should be concerned. That's why abortion rights activists were thrilled to find their abortion rights cheerleader in Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, who fought against 20-week abortion regulations. Extreme liberals should be even more concerned about how life affirming medical clinics such as Stanton Healthcare are revolutionizing women's medical care and providing a true choice for women."

In an editorial for U.S. News & World Report on December 19, 2013, Schlapp criticized the "liberal" media for taking "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson to task following a controversial interview he gave to the magazine GQ, which led to his suspension from the A&E show. In the GQ interview, Robertson stated, "It seems like, to me, a vagina—as a man—would be more desirable than a man’s anus. That’s just me. I’m just thinking: There’s more there! She’s got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I’m saying? But hey, sin: It’s not logical, my man. It’s just not logical ... Everything is blurred on what’s right and what’s wrong. Sin becomes fine ... Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men. Don’t be deceived. Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers—they won’t inherit the kingdom of God. Don’t deceive yourself. It’s not right.”  "We are becoming a society where traditional values and free speech are being diminished and the religious are viewed as having a backward mentality," complained Schlapp in her editorial. "[Phil Robertson] will be missed."