"Welcome to the end of democracy. We're here to overthrow it completely.
We didn't get all the way there on January 6, but we'll endeavor to get rid of it and replace it with this, right here"—holds up a necklace with a cross. "We will replace it with this, right here." -- Jack Posobiec at the Conservative Political Action Conference, February 22, 2024.
Posobiec, who regards Roger Stone as a mentor, "has worked with a global network of extreme far-right and pro-authoritarian figures in his activism." He "has collaborated with white supremacists, neo-fascists and antisemites for years, while producing propaganda that Trump and his inner circle have publicly celebrated." The Southern Poverty Law Center, which has reported on his activities, credits him as perhaps "the most active spreader of disinformation among all internet performers in the far-right social media ecosystem." He is deeply involved in spreading conspiracy theories, disinformation, and Russian intelligence-linked propaganda. (These quotations are from a report by the SPLC; this link provides a wealth of additional details about Posobiec's activities and connections.)
Steve Bannon, who moderated the panel that included Posobiec at CPAC, laughed and responded, "All right. Amen," after Posobiec spoke.
They were both smiling, but it is not a joke. Posobiec believes that a Christian-led nation, even by a man hardly emblematic of Christ (and followers whose views are antithetical to the Gospel), is preferable to a democratic republic. They couldn't be more serious. Their views are steeped in white nationalism. They are prepared to overthrow America's democratic institutions to get their way.
“It’s time for real Christians to stand up and take this country back. … This country is not ours. This country is his. He is king. God is king. Christ is king. And, the minute we get that back, we get our country back.”