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As RNC co-chair and extreme election denier Lara Trump speaks at the Turning Point Action conference in Michigan, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLara Trump is a self-described \u2018ultra-MAGA\u2019 extremist who has proved herself to be a dangerous election denier hellbent on carrying water for Donald Trump\u2019s attacks on our democracy. Lara Trump\u2019s tenure so far at the RNC has included baseless election denial falsehoods, anti-democracy litmus tests, and attempts to undermine our elections \u2013 the American people see right through her lies and extremism and will make everyone in Donald Trump\u2019s MAGA GOP a loser this November.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald Trump elevated notorious election deniers Lara Trump and Michael Whatley to lead the RNC as part of his MAGA takeover. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Republic<\/a>: \u201cLara Trump Promises to Use RNC to Complete MAGA Takeover of Party\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Magazine<\/a>: \u201cTrump Taps Election Deniers Lara Trump, Michael Whatley to Lead RNC\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cPeople seeking employment at RNC asked whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lara Trump is a self-described \u201cultra-MAGA\u201d extremist who continues to push baseless lies about the 2020 election.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allan Smith, NBC News<\/a>: \u201cLara Trump, embracing \u2018ultra-MAGA\u2019 label, says it\u2019s \u2018nothing to be ashamed of\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cRNC under Lara Trump spreads \u2018massive fraud\u2019 claims about 2020 election\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media Matters<\/a>: \u201cOn her podcast, RNC co-chair Lara Trump says she doesn\u2019t believe 81 million people voted for President Joe Biden in the 2020 election\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lara Trump<\/a>: \u201cBecause here\u2019s the goal, folks. I don\u2019t ever \u2013 and I know you don\u2019t either \u2013 want to repeat 2020 and the atrocities of that election ever again.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lara Trump<\/a>: \u201cThe bulk of the staff you will see in our building is focused solely on election integrity. Because let\u2019s be honest, we can never repeat 2020 ever again. We\u2019re never going to do that.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lara Trump ahead of January 6<\/a>: \u201cWe want to make sure that if there is a contested vote, anybody who doesn\u2019t want to certify the votes for Joe Biden, that they get their chance to debate that.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As RNC co-chair and extreme election denier Lara Trump speaks at the Turning Point Action conference in Michigan, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  \u201cLara Trump is a self-described \u2018ultra-MAGA\u2019 extremist who has proved herself to be a dangerous election denier hellbent on carrying water for Donald Trump\u2019s attacks on our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1035962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUltra-MAGA Extremist Lara Trump is A Dangerous Election Denier Pushing Baseless Lies and Extremism - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/ultra-maga-extremist-lara-trump-is-a-dangerous-election-denier-pushing-baseless-lies-and-extremism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-06-14T21:08:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-14T21:08:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/War-Room-Master-Image.png?w=1024\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/ultra-maga-extremist-lara-trump-is-a-dangerous-election-denier-pushing-baseless-lies-and-extremism\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/ultra-maga-extremist-lara-trump-is-a-dangerous-election-denier-pushing-baseless-lies-and-extremism\/\",\"name\":\"Ultra-MAGA Extremist Lara Trump is A Dangerous Election Denier Pushing Baseless Lies and Extremism - 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