For Immediate Release
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Contact: Hannah Goss, hgoss@azdem.org
AZ Republic: “White Nationalist Platform Founder Says ‘It’s a Flat-Out Lie’ Blake Masters Never Heard of Him”
PHOENIX — Yesterday, the Arizona Republic published a story exposing “fringe” and “extreme” Blake Masters’ lies about his relationship with prominent White Nationalist and Gab Founder Andrew Torba.
Two weeks ago, Torba followed the lead of other prominent antisemites and endorsed Masters. At the time, when asked about the endorsement by the Arizona Mirror, Masters said he had never heard of Torba — yesterday’s reporting shows that’s not the case.
The Republic’s report reveals that Torba has a real relationship with Masters, saying “Blake Masters knows exactly who I am. We had a long conversation on Twitter Spaces live a few months ago. Mega cringe cucking here, but whatever…”
Masters’ clear lie about his relationship with Torba is just his latest attempt to lie about his dangerous beliefs, including banning abortion and privatizing Social Security.
See below for key excerpts, or read the full piece here.
- Gab founder Andrew Torba posted on Gab before the Aug. 2 primary that he was endorsing the Donald Trump-endorsed Masters…
- “I’ve never heard of this guy and I reject his support,” Masters told the Arizona Mirror.
- Torba said on his social media platform that “it’s a flat-out lie” that Masters was unaware of who Torba was.
- The Anti-Defamation League describes Gab as a “haven for antisemites, extremists and conspiracy theorists,” including Torba himself.
- This is not the first time Masters has been endorsed by a white nationalist.
- “Blake Masters knows exactly who I am. We had a long conversation on Twitter Spaces live a few months ago. Mega cringe cucking here, but whatever I still want him to win for the great people of Arizona and for the right to control the Senate,” Torba wrote in the Gab post.
- “Just want you guys to be aware of who bend the knee to media pressure and who does not. What is concerning is that Blake can flat-out lie like this, he’s already becoming a typical politician before he is even elected!…”
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