Eric Pratt’s congressional campaign staffer resigns over white nationalist social media posts

By: Alyssa Chen

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 454

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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In March, from a now-deleted account, Austin Brown posted on an X thread:

“You hate Trump because you think he’s Hitler
I hate Trump because he’s not Hitler.
We are not the same.”

Just two months later, Brown was on the payroll for Republican state Sen. Eric Pratt’s campaign for the 2nd Congressional District, according to public campaign spending filings. Brown said he was Pratt’s field director, according to a now-deleted post, which was released …

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