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Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and attorney Lin Wood are headliningRock the Red, a conservative political gathering in Greenville on Friday and Saturday.

Wood will give the event's keynote address on election security Friday night.

Flynn will speak at a banquet Saturday night.

The lineup ofspeakers also includesSouth CarolinaTreasurer Curtis Loftis. His remarks on "Government Gone Wild" are scheduled for 4:45 p.m. Saturday.

Tickets to Rock the Red range from $97 for student general admission to $347 for an adult VIP pass. The event will be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Greenville Golf Resort & Conference Center on Verdae Boulevard.

Greenville tea party chairman Pressley Stutts(Photo: Kirk Brown/Independent Mail)

Event organizer Pressley Stutts, who is chairman of the Greenville tea party, said more than 300tickets had been sold to people from more than a dozen states as of Thursday afternoon.

"We are all about educating, motivating and activating people," Stutts said.

Wood first gained fame as the attorney for Richard Jewell, the security guard falsely accused in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park bombingin 1996.

In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Wood was involved in a series of lawsuits that unsuccessfully sought to overturn former President Donald Trump's defeat.

Attorney Lin Wood, member of President Donald Trump's legal team, gestures while speaking during a rally on Friday, Dec. 2, 2020, in Alpharetta, Georgia.(Photo: Ben Margot, AP)

Wood moved from Georgia to South Carolina earlier this year and challengedstate Republican Party ChairmanDrew McKissick for his post. With Trump's backing, McKissick was easily reelected.

Flynn served briefly as Trump's national security adviser. He later pleaded guilty to providing false statements to the FBI in connection with the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Flynn eventually withdrew his plea, and Trump pardoned himon Nov. 25, 2020.

Days after his pardon, Flynn suggested that Trump should use the military to oversee new elections in key swing states.

Flynn received widespread attention for comments he made in Dallas last weekend at a conference organized by adherents of theQAnon conspiracy theory. Responding to a question, Flynn said a military coup "should happen here," according to multiple media reports.

Michael Flynn on Dec. 12, 2020, in Washington, D.C.(Photo: Luis M. Alvarez/AP)

According to CNN, a message posted Monday to a Parler account used by Flynn claimed his words had been misconstrued.

"Let me be VERY CLEAR There is NO reason whatsoever for any coup in America, and I do not and have not at any time called for any action of that sort," the message said.

Stutts said there has been speculation that Wood and Flynn might consider running for the White House in 2024 if Trump stays on the sidelines.

"If Donald J. Trump decides to get back in the race, they obviously would defer to him," Stutts said. "If he says he's not running, I think all options are on the table at that point."

Kirk Brown covers government, growth and politics for The Greenville News. Reach him at kebrown@greenvillenews.com or on Twitter @KirkBrown_AIM. Please subscribe to The Greenville News by visiting greenvillenews.com/subscribe.

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