Mike Pence slated to speak at fundraiser hosted by QAnon supporters – By Associated Press (The Guardian) / Sept 9 2020
Caryn and Michael Borland, the hosts of Montana fundraiser, have shared posts supporting conspiracy theory on social media
Mike Pence and top officials from Donald Trump’s campaign are slated to attend a Montana fundraiser next week hosted by a couple who have expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory, according to an event invitation obtained by the Associated Press and a review of social media postings.
The hosts of the fundraiser, Caryn and Michael Borland, have shared QAnon memes and retweeted posts from QAnon accounts, their social media activity shows. The baseless conspiracy theory posits that Trump is fighting entrenched enemies in the government and also involves satanism and child sex trafficking.
Beyond the vice-president, the 14 September fundraiser in Bozeman, Montana, is expected to draw influential figures in the president’s orbit including Kimberly Guilfoyle, a top Trump fundraising official who is dating Donald Trump Jr, the GOP chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel, the Republican National Committee finance chairman. Todd Ricketts, and the RNC co-chairman Tommy Hicks Jr, the event invitation shows.
While many Republicans have dismissed QAnon, the fundraiser is another sign of how the conspiracy theory is gaining a foothold in the party. Trump has hailed the Georgia congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene, another QAnon supporter, as a “future Republican star”. The president has refused to condemn QAnon, recently telling reporters that the conspiracy theory is “gaining in popularity” and that its supporters “like me very much”.
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