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MAGA Influencer Alleges Paid Bots Promote Trump Ballroom Plan

4/28/2026

Summary

Story summary

Former MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair alleges paid accounts are pushing U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom plan.
She posted videos on April 27 claiming the messaging was organized after the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.
St. Clair says coordination happens in a “Fight Fight Fight” chat that includes White House deputy chief of staff James Blair.
She cannot release more messages because X is suing her for $75,000.

History

Historical Context

The Russian Internet Research Agency, a Saint-Peterburg troll farm tied to Yevgeny Prigozhin, launched its first large-scale disinformation in 2014 with the Columbian Chemicals Plant hoax and expanded to buying $100,000 in Facebook ads for the 2016 U.S. election, creating 81 Facebook pages that reached millions. Its legacy underlies today’s lawsuits, such as those involving influencer Ashley St. Clair.

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Story summary

Former MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair alleges paid accounts are pushing U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom plan.
She posted videos on April 27 claiming the messaging was organized after the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting.
St. Clair says coordination happens in a “Fight Fight Fight” chat that includes White House deputy chief of staff James Blair.
She cannot release more messages because X is suing her for $75,000.

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