NBC News reports:
The Republican National Committee said Tuesday that it will not be hiring conservative activist Scott Presler, who has a large online following and has helped spread a wide range of conspiracies, including about QAnon, in recent years.
Presler was director for a group critical of Islam that organized “March Against Sharia” protests and helped plan “stop the steal” rallies ahead of Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Newly installed RNC co-chair Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, said last week that she was interested in hiring Presler. Lara Trump’s announcement that she wanted to hire Presler received immediate pushback from Democrats eager to draw attention to Presler’s conspiracy theory-laced resume.
Surely the decision has nothing to do with this:
He previously worked with and reported to the RNC as a Republican Party of Virginia operative until the party suddenly cut ties in August 2016. According to three people familiar with the circumstances, Presler engaged in sexual activity inside a Virginia Beach office the RNC shared with the state party — and posted explicit pictures of the encounter on Craigslist. Yes, you read that right. Craigslist.
After party officials were made aware of the photos, Presler was confronted about what had happened and — seeing the writing on the wall — resigned. Federal campaign finance records confirm the state party stopped paying Presler just two months before the 2016 election. Reached by phone Wednesday, Presler hung up on Playbook, and he did not respond to subsequent messages detailing the allegation.
Pro-Trump audiences have been clamoring for a long time for the RNC to hire Scott Presler, who does a lot of GOTV work with Republican base voters. They were ecstatic when they thought Presler was being brought into the fold. Seems that will remain a pipe dream for now! https://t.co/wbgkQlSpjF
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) March 19, 2024
BREAKING:
WTF is Laura Trump and the new RNC leadership doing? This was the best decision they could have made and now they are NOT going to hire Scott Pressler @ScottPresler
Why are we always shooting ourselves in the foot? We love to lose. This is ridiculous! Every… pic.twitter.com/l9V5Qrdcrg
— Gays For Trump (@GaysForTrump24) March 19, 2024