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Sunday, May 17, 2026

GOP's Big Lie embrace continues with appearance by Gilbert ally 'Captain K' - The Nevada Independent

Joe Lombardo may be the frontrunner in Nevada’s Republican gubernatorial primary, but I’m guessing Joey Gilbert is expanding his lead among the party’s sizable Forever Trump wing.

As Clark County Sheriff, Lombardo may enjoy more name recognition in Southern Nevada than others in the field, but Gilbert’s pugnacity and unabashed worship of Trump continues to stir a GOP base still stewing over the 2020 election. I suspect the attention Gilbert is generating is also good for the Reno attorney’s law practice.

Gilbert’s embrace of the Big Lie continued this past week in Las Vegas with a political event at Calvary Chapel Lone Mountain Church featuring election conspiracy-spinner and Ichabod Crane-look alike Capt. Seth Keshel, also known as “Captain K.”

A self-styled “Election Data expert” who touts his “endorsement” by a certain aggrieved former president, Keshel is one of several retired members of the military who continue to shake the 2020 conspiracy tambourine in stops across the nation. Its most notable member is former Trump national security advisor Mike Flynn.

Keshel may be new to Nevada, but he’s certain there was something fishy about Joe Biden’s 33,000-vote victory. For his part, Gilbert is proud to stand with Keshel.

“I agree with Seth Keshel's views on the challenges facing our nation, what kind of leadership is needed to fix them, and I'm proud to be endorsed by him,” Gilbert said via email. “I share Seth's conviction that the 2020 election was corrupted and that...



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