RHONY’s Erin Lichy Denies Donating Money to Support Donald Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ Campaign
31.07.2023 - 22:29
/ usmagazine.com
Erin Lichy reacted after Real Housewives of New York City viewers accused her of donating to former President Donald Trump‘s “Stop the Steal” campaign following the 2020 election.
“Regarding the hateful and misinformed social commentary going on about me, I’d like to dispel these false narratives before they continue any further,” Lichy, 36, exclusively told Us Weekly in a statement on Monday, July 31. “I do not deny the election and have never supported ‘Stop the Steal.’ I unequivocally believe that the 2020 presidential election was fair and the president was rightfully elected.”
Lichy previously addressed the speculation via social media after Instagram commenters began asking her about TikTok videos alleging that she donated money to Republicans after the 2020 election results were declared.
“There are tiktoks that you donated to support january 6 white supremacists,” one fan alleged in the comments section of one of Lichy’s recent Instagram posts. Lichy denied the speculation in her own comment, writing, “Untrue but happy to answer questions through dm as long as you can be open ❤️.”
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The Instagram commenter seemed to be referring to several recent TikTok videos that alleged Lichy sent four separate donations to Trump’s campaign after he lost the November 2020 election to President Joe Biden. In one clip, a TikTok user shared a screenshot that purported to show Lichy’s four donations to WinRed, a fundraising platform for Republican candidates that is endorsed by the Republican National Committee.
Another TikTok video included dates of Lichy’s alleged donations, all of which supposedly occurred after major news organizations correctly projected Biden, 80, as the