Tag Archives: Scott Presler

Mother Jones reports: Musk offered people money to register to vote and then subsequently got sued by the Philadelphia district attorney and warned by the Justice Department that the scheme is likely illegal. And in late August, he made a $1 million donation to a political action committee founded by Scott Presler, a man who even the RNC has declined …

“To our beautiful Amish in Lancaster and across the state, we will protect your raw milk, your dairy, your farm, your school choice, your religious freedom, your ability to afford to have ten beautiful children per family!” – Homocon cultist, QAnon nutbag, and Capitol riot attendee Scott Presler, speaking at Trump’s rally yesterday in Butler, Pennsylvania. Presler last appeared here …

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 …

The cultist site Florida’s Voice reports: Republican National Committee Cochair Lara Trump announced she will soon be contacting conservative activist Scott Presler to set up a “legal ballot harvesting division” with Presler playing a major role. The announcement comes just after the outage of old RNC leadership and as Presler has pleaded with the national party for months to allow …

The right wing American Spectator reports: Scott Presler’s name has been floated as a successor to McDaniel for years, particularly after the GOP’s inability to materialize a red wave in the 2022 midterm elections. This week, Trump mega fan Laura Loomer claimed that McDaniel “may” announce her resignation at the Winter Meeting, which starts today. The replies again pressed RNC …

Yahoo News reports: The Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court said Thursday that he had no problem with someone who was on the U.S. Capitol grounds during the insurrection campaigning for him across the state in the waning days of the high stakes race, calling his work “invaluable.” Conservatives have controlled the court for 15 years and came within one …

The Albany Times-Union reports: Scott Presler, a political operative identified as a former top strategist for an anti-Muslim group, canceled an appearance Wednesday at Gavin Park that was touted by U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik and the local Republican Party. Saratoga County Chairman Carl Zeilman said that a case of COVID in RISE PAC, of which Presler is a member, forced …

Harrisburg’s ABC News affiliate reports: Pennsylvania decided nearly two weeks ago that there would be a mail-in ballot extension allowing ballots to be counted toward the election as long as they were postmarked by Nov. 3 and received by Nov. 6. Many supporters of President Trump feel that these votes should not be counted. Those in opposition of the mail-in …

Jared Holt reports at Right Wing Watch: As coronavirus cases swell in the United States, right-wing activists Scott Presler and Brandon Straka are planning and fundraising for national rallies meant to confront the “radical leftists” they believe have taken over the country in the weeks following the police killing of George Floyd. Presler, a former activism strategist for the ​anti-Islam …

Gay RVA reports: Hampton Roads Pride’s estimated 30,000 guests to their annual LGBTQ pride festival this weekend will be greeted by a booth from a group of gay folks who support President Trump. The group in question, Gays for Trump, was largely spearheaded by a 757 local, Scott Presler, who worked for the Trump campaign under gubernatorial failure and Confederate …

The Oregonian reports: Organizers of an anti-Muslim demonstration planned for June 10 announced Wednesday that they’ve canceled the event. Organizer Scott Presler [photo] cited Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s “inflammatory” requests to cancel other protests, which he said endangered people who might attend them. Wheeler this week asked that federal officials revoke the permit for a separate pro-Trump free speech rally …