(CNN)The Republican nominee for Secretary of State in Arizona is a self-proclaimed member of the far-right extremist group Oathkeepers. He repeatedly shared posts on social media about anti-government conspiracies and ammunition stockpiles.
His KFile team on CNN deleted an unreported post of his Finchem, Mark, the Arizona state representative who won the party nomination with the support of former President Donald Trump. He was spotted on his website by some of his social media linked from his previous Twitter account.
The post included his Pinterest account with a "traitor watchlist" and a pin for a picture of Barack Obama and an image of a man in Nazi garb giving a Nazi salute. was Finchem also shared photos of the Holocaust, claiming it could happen in the United States.
Finchem
attended the January 6 rally before the attack on the United States Capitol, but
denies participated in the riots and what has not been charged with the crime of He campaigned extensively on the false claim that the election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.If Finkem wins the race against Democrat Adrian Fontes, former county clerk of Maricopa County, Arizona, Finkem will win. will be tasked with running the state's elections in 2024. In Arizona, the secretary of state is second only to the governor. refrained.
"Treason Watchlist" on Pinterest
Finchem's most extreme content is a social media platform where users can save, categorize and share posts called Pins on his platform. Published on his Pinterest. digital mood board. Finkem has a few friendly, banal message boards about food, fashion, and dogs, but he also has a message board titled "Rebel Watch List" with Jesse Jackson, Janet Napolitano, former Secretary of Homeland Security; John Kerry, former Secretary of State;
On another message board labeled "Suggestive," Finchem pinned a number of extremist posts, comparing the Democratic Party to the Nazis, and citing the Holocaust. He put out a post against gun control and called for stockpiling ammunition.
Finchem removed the "Thought Provoking" board from his Pinterest account after this article was published, but the "Treason Watch List" board remains active.
One pin is a cartoon comparing Obama to Adolf Hitler, with the former president raising his arm as he speaks, and a Nazi right behind him. I draw a cartoon saying "tyranny is always lurking" in a way. It's around the corner. Another pin shared by Finchem contained hundreds of boxes of stockpiled personal ammunition and read, "You must be prepared."
Another of Finchem's pins,, is against gun control, depicting Jews being rounded up by the Nazis and saying, "What happens in America?" What makes you think you can't?" he said.
Yet another pin,, showed the image "War in America" with "no rules of engagement".
Other posts Finchem pinned to his "thought-provoking"message boards contained conspiracy theories.Mexican forcesin preparation for ainvasion of the United States. Full-scale aggression and repeated anti-Muslim posts and claimed that Sharia law would soon be introduced into the United States.
One of the pins shared an image warning of "communists in government," whileanother pin had fake quotes. contains George Washington, the United States and citizens must arm themselves against the government.
Finchem linked to his Pinterest account in his tweets from 2012 to his 2015.
Elsewhere on the Internet, CNN's KFile also found that Finchem said he had learned about the Tea Party, -- in the wake of Obama's election backlash. Conservative Movement -- "Fellow Intel Operators in the Southwest of the Desert" website.
Sharing a conspiracy on Twitter that multiple ships anchored at Virginia Naval Station could be targets for his second Pearl Harbor-style attack. Did. He said Satan ruled the United States, and said gun ownership should be enforced.In one post, he called for the impeachment of then-President Barack Obama.sent his daughteron vacation to Mexico.
Oath Keepers ties
Finchem announced in 2014 that Described as a member of the Oath Keepers,"limited constitutional rule."
In September 2014, Finchem advertised an Oath Keeper meeting on Facebook, Later that year shared a blog post from the Oath Keepers website.His Twitter account for the abolished campaign for his statewide campaign also included the words "Join Oath Keepers" in his bio.
Finchem also has prominent political ties to his Oath Keepers. According to Finchem's Facebook post,
CNN's Sam Woodward contributed to this article. It was later updated to reflect that Finchem removed the board from his Pinterest account.
