"This was an exciting development for anyone who enjoys how the movement to destabilize American democracy has become populated by the world's least serious people. Kash Patel, a certified conspiracy theory kook, now runs the FBI with the lib-owning podcaster Dan Bongino by his side; Laura Loomer, a fan of declaring major events to be false flags, has the president's ear; and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a committed anti-vaxxer who once dumped a bear carcass in Central Park, leads our nation's health policies."
"Most people who paid attention to the fight over the 2020 election will recall some of Lindell's work: He sponsored a bus tour to bring warm bodies into the capital for the protests and set up other "Stop the Steal" events; financially backed legal efforts to challenge the election results; publicized the claim that Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems had rigged the election; and produced a documentary that purported to prove, once and for all, thatthe election had been rigged."
Mike Lindell announced a run for governor of Minnesota, potentially setting up a general election contest with Gov. Tim Walz. The movement surrounding authoritarian Trumpism has become populated by fringe figures who trade in conspiracies and performative antics. Kash Patel now leads the FBI with Dan Bongino beside him; Laura Loomer maintains influence with the president; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promotes anti-vaccine positions and leads health policy roles. Lindell sponsored bus tours and Stop the Steal events, backed legal challenges, promoted claims that voting vendors rigged the election, and produced a documentary asserting fraud. He held a three-day Cyber Symposium promising "irrefutable evidence" and repeatedly appeared on right-wing shows.
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