Lincoln Project Schlub Compares Self to Courageous Russian Anti-War Activist
16th March 2022
Rick Wilson, cofounder of the scandal-plagued Lincoln Project, subtly compared his decision to leave the Republican Party to the courageous actions of Marina Ovsyannikova, the Russian journalist who protested the invasion of Ukraine during a live television broadcast.
“I have a few thoughts [about courage],” Wilson wrote on Twitter, as if speaking from personal experience. “First, it’s very, very hard to walk away from the tribal campfire. You lose friends. You lose work. You lose connection with a culture in which you were at home.”
Wilson’s decision to “walk away from the tribal campfire” of the GOP resulted in immense personal wealth. The Lincoln Project raised almost $100 million from left-wing billionaires and activist groups, among others, during the 2020 election cycle. Investigative reporting from the New York Times suggests Wilson and his fellow cofounders funneled a significant portion of that money to themselves. In 2021, Wilson paid off a $200,000 mortgage and finally settled a $400,000 overdue tax bill.