“I don’t even know why I’m talking to you, honestly,” Flynn said as the interview got underway. Flynn himself sat down for a rare on-camera interview with what he calls the mainstream media. Reporters examined dozens of Flynn’s speeches, interviews and public appearances. The news organizations also reviewed campaign finance records, corporate and charity filings, social media posts and similar open-source information, and attended several public events where Flynn appeared. The AP and “Frontline” spoke with more than 60 people, including Flynn’s family, friends, opponents, and current and former colleagues, for this story. READ MORE: Twitter bans Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell in QAnon purge Along the way, the AP and “Frontline” documented, Flynn and his companies have earned hundreds of thousands of dollars for his efforts. He has drawn together election deniers, mask and vaccine opponents, insurrectionists, Proud Boys, and elected officials and leaders in state and local Republican parties. The retired lieutenant general, former national security adviser, onetime anti-terrorism fighter, is now focused on his next task: building a movement centered on Christian nationalist ideas, where Christianity is at the center of American life and institutions.įlynn brought his fight - a struggle he calls both spiritual and political - last month to a church in Batavia, New York, where thousands of people paid anywhere from a few dollars to up to $500 to hear and absorb his message that the United States is facing an existential threat, and that to save the nation, his supporters must act.įlynn, 63, has used public appearances to energize voters, along with political endorsements to build alliances and a network of nonprofit groups - one of which has projected spending $50 million - to advance the movement, an investigation by The Associated Press and the PBS series “ Frontline” has found. The emcee introduced him as “America’s General,” but to those in the audience, Flynn is far more than that: martyr, hero, leader, patriot, warrior. “We’ll fight the powers that be just/Don’t pick our destiny ’cause/You don’t know us, you don’t belong!” The people under the revival tent hooted as Michael Flynn strode across the stage, bopping and laughing, singing the refrain into his microphone and encouraging the audience to sing along to the transgressive rock anthem. (AP) - The crowd swayed on its feet, arms pumping, the beat of Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” thumping in their chests. Salary hikes may drop to 10.3% this year from 10.BATAVIA, N.Y.FM meets US treasury secy Janet Yellen ahead of G20 meet.'Measures announced in Budget to promote jobs, spur economic growth'.Now, the people want Kokrajhar and the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) to be known as a destination for intelligent people and the Bodoland International Knowledge Festival (BIKF) will be one of the biggest events being organised in the region, he added. But time has changed and we have moved ahead," BTC Chief Executive Member Pramod Boro said at a press conference here. We were known for insurgency and backwardness. "Over the years, Kokrajhar and Bodoland were portrayed negatively. The event will be inaugurated by Yunus, while altogether 35 foreign delegates from 14 countries have confirmed their presence at the four-day long event in the western part of Assam, about 225 km from Guwahati. The international event is the first of its kind in the region and will be organised by Bodoland University with support from the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) from February 27 to March 2. Guwahati, Feb 23 (PTI) The first Bodoland International Knowledge Festival to be held in Assam's Kokrajhar district will be inaugurated by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, officials said on Thursday.
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