Overview
- Leah Remini wrote on X that Scientology has "successfully infiltrated" the Trump administration and federal government, calling the situation "very scary."
- Her post responded to conservative commentator Erick Erickson, who observed "a lot of Scientologists" in the President’s orbit recently.
- Confirmed examples of proximity include President Trump’s appointment of Scientologist Patricia Duggan to the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees earlier this year.
- Scientologist Grant Cardone spoke at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in 2024 and appeared at Turning Point USA’s Americafest this month, and he is featured by PragerU.
- Journalist Yashar Ali echoed the warnings by referencing L. Ron Hubbard’s directives to target governments, while the Church has denounced Remini as her 2023 harassment lawsuit proceeds.