Thomas Homan, a Fox News contributor and former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director, is scheduled to speak at a conference this week that will feature QAnon conspiracy theorists Michael Flynn and Lin Wood, who both have a history of endorsing political violence. South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis (R) is also set to speak at the event.
The United Patriots Alliance will host Rock the Red 2021 on June 4 and 5 at Embassy Suites by Hilton in Greeneville, South Carolina. General admission tickets are $167 and adult VIP tickets are $347. The conference describes itself as “the premier event in SC that educates, motivates, and activates citizens and patriots from around the country to get involved in the affairs of their local, state, and national governments.”
One of the keynote speakers is Flynn, a disgraced former Trump national security adviser and QAnon supporter. He recently spoke at a QAnon-themed conference and endorsed a Myanmar-like military coup in the United States. (Following heavy criticism, Flynn backtracked on his comment.)
Other speakers at the South Carolina conference include:
- Pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood. His recent activity includes pushing false claims about the 2020 election and writing on Parler on January 7, “Get the firing squads ready. [Then-Vice President Mike] Pence goes FIRST." He is also a QAnon conspiracy theorist.
- Right-wing commentator Tracy Beanz. She is one of the main people who popularized QAnon. She recently won a position as state representative for the Horry County GOP in South Carolina.
- Right-wing commentator Clare Lopez. She is an anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist who has worked for the anti-Muslim Center for Security and Policy.
- Business owner Alfie Oakes. He has claimed on Facebook that COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter are hoaxes and helped fund trips to the January 6 event in Washington, D.C, that led to the insurrection at the Capitol.
The conference is led by Republican organizer Pressley Stutts. The Daily Beast reported in April that he has a history of pushing right-wing conspiracy theories: