By Hannah Saunders
Several Seattle organizations are planning to protest Erika Kirk’s July 24, “Make Heaven Crowded Tour,” event taking place at the Pursuit NW Church’s Kirkland location. Now, far-right propagandists with connections to the White House are drawing attention to and calling on “patriots,” to resist the protest with all their might.
Protest organizers include the American Party of Labor (APL)- Puget Sound, Capitol Hill Pride, Refuse Fascism, and Indivisible Eastside.
“NEW: Indivisible Eastside and several other far-left activist groups are targeting Erika Kirk’s visit to Pursuit Church in Kirkland. I fully expect every patriot in the state to show up and fight back,” Jonathan Choe posted on X.
Jonathan Choe was fired from KOMO News in 2022 after promoting a Proud Boys rally in Olympia, and he now works at the Discovery Institute, a conservative think-tank. Choe also contributes to Turning Point USA (TPUSA), which is sponsoring Kirk’s event. He met with White House officials last fall, including Trump and Pam Bondi, and has been videographed attacking leftist protesters for content.
Independent talking head, Brandi Kruse, who also met with Trump last fall said the protesters are “deeply unwell,” and questioned the need to protest “a man’s widow.”
The APL- Puget Sound wants to cancel Kirk’s event and “Dissolve the TPUSA Chapter at the University of Washington.” It opposes TPUSA’s culture wars, transphobia, racism, zionism, and violent speech.
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