A Republican candidate for Michigan Secretary of State is set to speak at a conference organized by prominent QAnon conspiracy theory adherents.
Kristina Karamo, an Oak Park Republican who is endorsed by former President Donald Trump, recently announced on Facebook that she would speak at the “For God & County: Patriot Double Down” conference this weekend in Las Vegas. Vice Magazine first reported her participation.
In her Oct. 2 post, Karamo shared a conference logo that included popular QAnon imagery: A seven and queen of hearts cards, a reference to Q, the 17th letter in the alphabet.
But Karmamo “was unaware” of the reference, and she “does not and never has supported QAnon,” her campaign told Bridge Michigan on Wednesday after VICE News first reported on her planned participation in the conference.