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Fred Karger Launches 'Truth Squad 2020' Campaign to Ensure Public Knows He Was the First Gay
Fred Karger Launches ‘Truth Squad 2020’ Campaign to Ensure Public Knows He Was the First Gay Presidential CandidateFred Karger, the gay man and Mormon Church-battler who ran for president as a Republican back in 2012, is launching a ‘Truth Squad 2020’ campaign to “make sure the historic nature of [his] run isn’t erased.” The Hill reports.
Karger wants to ensure that the public knows he, and not Pete Buttigieg, was the first gay man to run for president.
Said Karger: “It seems like every day or two there is a new story and we reach out to the journalist via email, Twitter direct message or phone. If that doesn’t work, we go public seeking a fix … Over the next several months we will be highlighting much of what we did during our 2.5 years of full-time campaigning all over the country.”
Karger told The Hill that he’s a “proud supporter” of Mayor Pete and “doesn’t seek to take away from Buttigieg’s own bid for the presidency.”
Read more: https://www.towleroad.com/2019/07/fred-karger-3/