ReAwaken America faces criticism from religious leaders as it pushes disinformation using Christian nationalist messages
A far-right project that has helped spread Donald Trump’s false claims about voting fraud in 2020, and misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines, is trying to expand its mission, while facing new criticism from scholars and religious leaders about its incendiary political and Christian nationalist messages.
ReAwaken America, a project of Oklahoma based entrepreneur Clay Clark, has hosted numerous revival style political events across the US after receiving tens of thousands of dollars in initial funds in 2021 from millionaire Patrick Byrne, and become a key vehicle for pushing election denialism and falsehoods about Covid-19 vaccines.
ReAwaken America also boasts close ties to retired Lt Gen Michael Flynn who in December, 2020 met with Trump, Byrne and others at the White House to plot ways to reverse Trump’s election loss. The meeting happened shortly after Trump pardoned Flynn who was convicted for lying to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador prior to serving briefly as Trump’s national security adviser.
Clarks’ project also has links to Dr Simone Gold, who served a 60 day jail sentence for illegally entering the Capitol on 6 January and founded America’s Frontline Doctors, an anti-vaccine group that’s also touted bogus cures such as hydroxychloroquine.
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