Dmitri Mehlhorn

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Dmitri Mehlhorn is an American political advisor. He is an active figure in anti-Trump and Democratic Party politics in the United States.

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Role at Political Advisor to Reid Hoffman

A political advisor to Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn and a Democratic donor, [1] Melhorn became involved in politics in 2015, when Trump announced his candidacy for President of the United States. After Trump gained the presidency in 2016, he became involved in efforts "to get him to not win another election" through social networks and political activism. [2]

Controversies

In 2018, through Mehlhorn leadership of Investing in Us, Hoffman's political strategy investment firm, Hoffman and Mehlhorn were implicated in funding a disinformation campaign intended to influence the 2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama. [3] Mehlhorn and Hoffman denied direct involvement or knowledge of the campaign despite it being worked on by Investing in Us employee Sara K. Hudson alongside the disinformation research firm New Knowledge (later renamed Yonder). [3]

In 2024, following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, Mehlhorn suggested in an email that the shooting may have been a false flag incident. [4] [5] He subsequently apologized and indicated he regretted sending the message. [6] Shortly after, Reid Hoffman announced Mehlhorn’s departure as Hoffman’s chief political strategist. [7]

Personal life

In February 2025, it was reported that Mehlhorn had moved to Canada. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Goldmacher, Shane (5 December 2023). "Top Democratic Donor, Reid Hoffman, Gives $250,000 to a Nikki Haley Super PAC". The New York Times . Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Deconstructed: Dmitri Mehlhorn Is Financing a Political Counterrevolution" . The Intercept. 6 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Secret Experiment in Alabama Senate Race Imitated Russian Tactics - The New York Times". The New York Times . 2018-12-20. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2025-05-15.
  4. ↑ Lorenz, Taylor (15 July 2024). "'BlueAnon' conspiracy theories flood social media after Trump rally shooting". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Goba, Kadia (14 July 2024). "Top Democratic strategist pushed reporters to consider 'staged' shooting". Semafor . Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Singh, Kanishka (July 15, 2024). "Adviser to Democratic donor apologizes for saying Trump shooting may be staged". Reuters.
  7. ↑ "Biden donor Reid Hoffman splits with top adviser over strategic differences". The Washington Post. July 19, 2024.
  8. ↑ Lerer, Lisa; Epstein, Reid J.; Schleifer, Theodore (16 February 2025). "Venting at Democrats and Fearing Trump, Liberal Donors Pull Back Cash". The New York Times. I believe the USA is entirely over as the kind of political project that lends itself to your work," wrote Mr. Mehlhorn, who will not be around to directly experience the consequences of Democrats' defeat. He has moved to Canada.
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