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Brent Regan pauses during the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee's annual Lincoln Day Dinner Feb. 11, 2023 at The Coeur d'Alene Resort.

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Idaho Freedom Foundation quietly hired Dave Reilly to help shape messaging
December 11, 2023 1 p.m.

Idaho Freedom Foundation quietly hired Dave Reilly to help shape messaging

Right-wing Idaho legislators stay silent on the group’s affiliation with the alt-right propagandist

In the months leading to the infamous 2017 Unite the Right Tiki-torch rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, then-talk radio host Dave Reilly had some messaging-strategy tips for the attendees from the alt-right, the internet-savvy collection of racist and antisemitic groups that arose during the Trump era.