Updated: Rep. Elise Stefanik is partnering with QAnon conspiracy theorist Scott Presler

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Update (8/24/21): The Times Union reported today that Presler “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 the cancellation.” The newspaper added that “Presler’s cancellation was preceded by a wave of outrage from Democratic chairs in Stefanik’s district and others who condemned Stefanik and the Saratoga County GOP for hosting Presler, whose marches against Muslims are listed on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hate Watch list.”

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) announced that her team is planning to hold a “rally & voter registration drive” with right-wing social media personality Scott Presler this Wednesday. Presler is a conspiracy theorist who has used his social media presence to promote the QAnon conspiracy theory in dozens of posts.

Stefanik’s partnership with Presler is yet another example of Republicans embracing the violence-linked QAnon conspiracy theory and its promoters.

Presler works for the Republican group Rise PAC. Right-wing media outlets like Fox News, Newsmax, and One America News have celebrated his work for Republicans in recent years.

https://www.mediamatters.org/qanon-conspiracy-theory/updated-rep-elise-stefanik-partnering-qanon-conspiracy-theorist-scott

[abqtommy]

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