Former MAGA influencer and Elon Musk associate Ashley St Clair has made a series of explosive claims about the US political right, saying she was offered large sums of money to stay silent and alleging that parts of the MAGA movement operate through coordinated private group chats involving senior political figures.
In an interview with journalist Mehdi Hasan, St Clair said she was once offered money to promote former US ambassador Ric Grenell for secretary of state. She claimed there were “multiple chats they operate in,” which she said sometimes included Trump administration officials and members of the Trump family. Grenell has previously denied involvement in any such effort.
St Clair also said that after distancing herself from MAGA politics, she faced pressure from figures within the movement and said she was offered substantial money to remain quiet about her experiences.
“I did,” she said when asked if she had refused a financial offer.
She said: “I'm not at liberty to discuss but I've turned down enough money that it is the GDP of a small nation.”
