#WalkAway Campaign Founder Arrested For Role in Insurrection

Brandon Straka, founder of the #WalkAway social media campaign that encouraged LGBTQ voters to leave the democratic party, has been arrested for his role in the insurrection of the U.S. Capitol.

Straka, who identifies as a gay Trump supporter and a “former liberal,” has spent over two years speaking against left-wing politics and in favor of former President Donald Trump. His actions gained the attention of thousands of viewers, including the former president. Prior to his arrest, Straka advocated his conservative views by providing commentary for television media outlets such as Fox News. 

The FBI has since recovered videos and Tweets documenting Straka’s participation in the attack on the Capitol building and in the “Stop the Steal” rally that came before it. Among the evidence was a Tweet in which Straka called for “patriots at the Capitol” to “HOLD. THE. LINE!!!!” Federal investigators also believe Straka ordered others to take away the shield of a U.S. Capitol Police officer.

Following the insurrection, Straka admitted he was “completely confused” by republican denouncement and denial of the attack on the Capitol. “For six to eight weeks, everybody on the right has been saying ‘1776!’ and that if Congress moves forward, it will mean a revolution! So Congress moves forward, patriots storm the Capitol—now everybody is virtual-signaling their embarrassment that this happened.”

“Also—be embarrassed and hide if you need to—but I was there. It was not Antifa at the Capitol. It was freedom-loving patriots who were DESPERATE to fight for the final hope of our Republic because literally nobody cares about them. Everyone else can denounce them. I will not.”

Straka’s Tweets have since been taken down, and his Twitter account has been made private.

News outlets from Straka’s home state of Nebraska report that Straka faces charges of impeding a law enforcement officer during civil disorder, knowingly entering and remaining on restricted grounds without lawful authority, and engaging in disorderly conduct with intent to disturb a Congressional hearing.

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