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As COVID-19 Cases Spike, Right-Wing Activists Plan National Rallies to Combat 'Radical Leftists'
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 ACT For America, spoke at the Fairfax County Republican Committee in Virginia on July 7 and turned his final minutes over to Straka, who founded the #WalkAway campaign designed to turn Democratic voters into Republicans. On his way to the stage, Straka stopped to hug several audience members.
“You guys, it feels so good to be hugging people again,” Straka said, adding, “I am so sick of all this shutdown bullshit.”
Straka told the crowd that he and Presler would be meeting to plan a string of rallies in American cities meant to assert conservatives’ presence against “radical leftists” who he says “have completely taken over our country.” Straka said that watching news reports about civil unrest following the death of George Floyd made him feel “powerless” and that he didn’t see conservative leadership doing much on the issue.
“In the absence, it seems, of any real leadership, any real pushback, we’re just going to step up and take leadership ourselves,” Straka said.
https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/as-covid-19-cases-spike-right-wing-activists-plan-national-rallies-to-combat-radical-leftists/
Presler, a former activism strategist for the anti-Islam ACT For America, spoke at the Fairfax County Republican Committee in Virginia on July 7 and turned his final minutes over to Straka, who founded the #WalkAway campaign designed to turn Democratic voters into Republicans. On his way to the stage, Straka stopped to hug several audience members.
“You guys, it feels so good to be hugging people again,” Straka said, adding, “I am so sick of all this shutdown bullshit.”
Straka told the crowd that he and Presler would be meeting to plan a string of rallies in American cities meant to assert conservatives’ presence against “radical leftists” who he says “have completely taken over our country.” Straka said that watching news reports about civil unrest following the death of George Floyd made him feel “powerless” and that he didn’t see conservative leadership doing much on the issue.
“In the absence, it seems, of any real leadership, any real pushback, we’re just going to step up and take leadership ourselves,” Straka said.
https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/as-covid-19-cases-spike-right-wing-activists-plan-national-rallies-to-combat-radical-leftists/
What could go wrong?
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how much of that "fundraising" money ends up in his pocket? 
