A woman who will be speaking at next week's Republican National Convention appears to have considered former President Donald Trump a threat to democracy just a couple of years ago.
According to NBC News, the speaker, Annette Albright, used to work for a school in Charlotte, North Carolina, and a Facebook account "bearing her name and likeness" routinely attacked former President Donald Trump — in particular after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which the account called “an attempt to overtake our democracy ... [led] by the President of The United States."
Albright then ran for local school board in 2023 and lost. This year, in April, the campaign page for Albright attacked "the Liberal White females that have strong armed" the Democratic Party, renouncing her affiliation. Shortly after this, she gave a speech at an event held by Moms for Liberty, a far-right group that has sought to censor racial and LGBTQ content in U.S. schools and worked arm-in-arm with violent organizations like the Proud Boys.
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Moms for Liberty managed to elect a number of people to local government in the immediate aftermath of Trump's departure from office, but more recently has been rocked by a series of election losses and scandals, including one of its founders, Bridget Ziegler, who was a power player in Florida politics alongside her husband, former state GOP chair Christian Ziegler, being implicated in sexual misadventures.
The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee is set to take place following weeks of media focus on President Joe Biden's age and physical fitness to run a campaign, and Democratic angst over whether to stick by him or try to push him out. The event could put significant focus back onto Trump and his agenda, with many expecting Trump to wait until the convention itself to unveil his running mate.
Democrats will be having their own convention the following month in Chicago.
