I have seen a rumor floating around that Ginni Thomas funded 80 buses to transport insurrectionists to D.C. on Wednesday. This rumor does not come from my reporting, and it is not true. I do think I’ve figured out where it originated, though. 1/x

This is convoluted, so bear with me.

In the past, Ginni Thomas served on TPUSA’s advisory council. Charlie Kirk has alleged that TPUSA’s PAC—as well as a related group ( @TrumpStudents)—funded 80+ buses for the insurrection. (He has since deleted the tweet).

But ...
2/x

(a) It’s not clear whether Kirk was telling the truth.
(b) Even if he was, Ginni Thomas’ connection to the buses is so attenuated as to be nonexistent.

TPUSA’s advisory council is massive—there are more than 80 members at the moment. They don’t appear to do much at all.
3/x

The TPUSA advisory council does not appear to be involved in the group’s day-to-day operations. Serving on the council seems to mean simply lending your name to the group.

More importantly, I can’t find evidence that Ginni Thomas served on this council after January 2019.
4/x

It appears Ginni Thomas departed the TPUSA advisory council at some point in early 2019. She certainly isn’t on it today.

So even if TPUSA funded transportation to the insurrection (and we should not automatically believe Charlie Kirk), Thomas had nothing to do with it.

5/5