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'''Dmitri Mehlhorn''' is an American political advisor. He is an active figure in [[anti-Trump]] and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] politics in the United States.
A political advisor to [[Reid Hoffman]], the co-founder of [[LinkedIn]] and a Democratic donor,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldmacher |first1=Shane |title=Top Democratic Donor, Reid Hoffman, Gives $250,000 to a Nikki Haley Super PAC |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/us/politics/nikki-haley-reid-hoffman-donation.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=5 December 2023}}</ref> Melhorn became involved in politics in 2015, when Trump announced his candidacy for President of the United States. After Trump [[2016 United States presidential election|gained the presidency in 2016]], he became involved in efforts "to get him to not win another election" through social networks and political activism.<ref> {{Cite web | url=https://theintercept.com/2023/05/06/deconstructed-dmitri-mehlhorn-democratic-party/ | title=Deconstructed: Dmitri Mehlhorn Is Financing a Political Counterrevolution | url-access=registration | website=The Intercept}}</ref>
In 2024, following the [[attempted assassination of Donald Trump]], Melhorn promoted unfounded conspiracy theories claiming the shooting was a [[false flag]] incident.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lorenz |first1=Taylor |author-link=Taylor Lorenz |title='BlueAnon' conspiracy theories flood social media after Trump rally shooting |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/07/14/blueanon-conspiracy-theories-trump-rally-shooting/ |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=15 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Goba |first1=Kadia |title=Top Democratic strategist pushed reporters to consider 'staged' shooting |url=https://www.semafor.com/article/07/14/2024/top-democrat-pushed-reporters-to-consider-staged-shooting |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=[[Semafor (website)|Semafor]] |date=14 July 2024}}</ref>
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