2020-2021: Patti Adair Repeatedly Spread Misinformation About The Results Of The 2020 Presidential Election And Later Attempted To Minimize Her Role In The Wake Of The January 6th Insurrection

November 2020: Adair Repeatedly Spread Misinformation About The 2020 Election, With “Many” Of Her Retweets Parroting “The Idea That The Election Was Rigged, The Democrats Cheated, Or That Widespread Fraud Somehow Affected The Results”

January 2021: Oregon Public Broadcasting: Adair Repeatedly Used Twitter To Spread Misinformation About Voting In The 2020 Election. “The pattern of extremist behavior, followed by the soft, or even supportive, replies from government officials, would repeat in the coming years in Oregon and across the country. Now, some Republican leaders - from county commissioners to a member of Congress - are trying to distance themselves from violent insurrectionists. Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair has mentioned Trump through her personal Twitter feed more than 300 times since 2017. She has served as Trump's Eastern Oregon political director, according to her Linkedin profile. In recent months, relatively few of the commissioner's tweets dealt with local issues; instead she repeatedly used the social media platform to spread misinformation about voting in the 2020 election. Many of Adair's retweets parrot the idea that the election was rigged, the Democrats cheated, or that widespread fraud somehow affected the results. Until more than a week after the Associated Press called the election for Biden, Adair kept it up. On Nov. 15, she retweeted a conservative talk show host: ‘Foreigners registered to vote.’ Later that same day, she shared a post from one of Trump's campaign advisors: ‘You won't be safe in Joe Biden's America.’” [Oregon Public Broadcasting, 1/17/21]

Oregon Public Broadcasting: “Many” Of Adair’s Retweets Parroted “The Idea That The Election Was Rigged, The Democrats Cheated, Or That Widespread Fraud Somehow Affected The Results.” “The pattern of extremist behavior, followed by the soft, or even supportive, replies from government officials, would repeat in the coming years in Oregon and across the country. Now, some Republican leaders - from county commissioners to a member of Congress - are trying to distance themselves from violent insurrectionists. Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair has mentioned Trump through her personal Twitter feed more than 300 times since 2017. She has served as Trump's Eastern Oregon political director, according to her Linkedin profile. In recent months, relatively few of the commissioner's tweets dealt with local issues; instead she repeatedly used the social media platform to spread misinformation about voting in the 2020 election. Many of Adair's retweets parrot the idea that the election was rigged, the Democrats cheated, or that widespread fraud somehow affected the results. Until more than a week after the Associated Press called the election for Biden, Adair kept it up. On Nov. 15, she retweeted a conservative talk show host: ‘Foreigners registered to vote.’ Later that same day, she shared a post from one of Trump's campaign advisors: ‘You won't be safe in Joe Biden's America.’” [Oregon Public Broadcasting, 1/17/21]

January 2021: After The January 6th Insurrection, Adair Tried To Distance Herself From The Election Denial She Had Spread, Saying: “This Was Like, Two Months Ago”

January 2021: Statesman Journal: “When Confronted That She Spread Misinformation About Voting, Adair Put Distance Between Herself And Her Social Media Account: ‘This Was Like, Two Months Ago,’ She Said.” “On Nov. 15, she retweeted a conservative talk show host: ‘Foreigners registered to vote.’ Later that same day, she shared a post from one of Trump's campaign advisors: ‘You won't be safe in Joe Biden's America.’ OPB reached Adair by phone last week, while a pro-Trump mob was still tearing around the U.S. Capitol. Adair said she condemned violent protests. She brought up ‘riots in Portland.’ When asked if she still thought the election was rigged, Adair declined to comment. When pressed about whether or not Joe Biden was the rightful winner of the presidential race, she replied: ‘I don't know.’ And when confronted that she spread misinformation about voting, Adair put distance between herself and her social media account: ‘This was like, two months ago,’ she said, adding: ‘I am a local person. I work in Deschutes County.’ 'I had nothing to do with this gathering’” [Oregon Public Broadcasting, 1/17/21]

January 2021: After The January 6th Insurrection, Adair Tried To Distance Herself From The Election Denial She Had Spread, Saying “I Am A Local Person, I Work In Deschutes County.” “On Nov. 15, she retweeted a conservative talk show host: ‘Foreigners registered to vote.’ Later that same day, she shared a post from one of Trump's campaign advisors: ‘You won't be safe in Joe Biden's America.’ OPB reached Adair by phone last week, while a pro-Trump mob was still tearing around the U.S. Capitol. Adair said she condemned violent protests. She brought up ‘riots in Portland.’ When asked if she still thought the election was rigged, Adair declined to comment. When pressed about whether or not Joe Biden was the rightful winner of the presidential race, she replied: ‘I don't know.’ And when confronted that she spread misinformation about voting, Adair put distance between herself and her social media account: ‘This was like, two months ago,’ she said, adding: ‘I am a local person. I work in Deschutes County.’ 'I had nothing to do with this gathering’” [Oregon Public Broadcasting, 1/17/21]

January 2021: Adair Said She Did Not Know If Joe Biden Was The Rightful Winner Of The 2020 Presidential Election

January 2021: Adair Answered “I Don’t Know” When Asked If Joe Biden Was The Rightful Winner Of The 2020 Presidential Race. “On Nov. 15, she retweeted a conservative talk show host: ‘Foreigners registered to vote.’ Later that same day, she shared a post from one of Trump's campaign advisors: ‘You won't be safe in Joe Biden's America.’ OPB reached Adair by phone last week, while a pro-Trump mob was still tearing around the U.S. Capitol. Adair said she condemned violent protests. She brought up ‘riots in Portland.’ When asked if she still thought the election was rigged, Adair declined to comment. When pressed about whether or not Joe Biden was the rightful winner of the presidential race, she replied: ‘I don't know.’ And when confronted that she spread misinformation about voting, Adair put distance between herself and her social media account: ‘This was like, two months ago,’ she said, adding: ‘I am a local person. I work in Deschutes County.’ 'I had nothing to do with this gathering.’” [Oregon Public Broadcasting, 1/17/21]