Austin accused Brehm of not giving enough support to local candidates in the 2018 elections. She also came under fire in the campaign from [[Moderate Republican]]s on the premise that she promoted a "conspiracy theory" about the shooting of [[George Floyd]] in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]. She also claimed that the [[coronavirus]] was “promulgated by the Democrats to undo all the good that President Trump has done for our country." She encouraged people to “take off your masks.”<ref name=austindefeatsbrehm/> | Austin accused Brehm of not giving enough support to local candidates in the 2018 elections. She also came under fire in the campaign from [[Moderate Republican]]s on the premise that she promoted a "conspiracy theory" about the shooting of [[George Floyd]] in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]. She also claimed that the [[coronavirus]] was “promulgated by the Democrats to undo all the good that President Trump has done for our country." She encouraged people to “take off your masks.”<ref name=austindefeatsbrehm/> |