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Flock CEO Lied, Suggests CCO, Comparing His Boss to Donald Trump<br>IT

IPVM Team<br>•Published Jul 14, 2026 13:00 PM

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Why should we believe you since you've lied about it before?

That question was posed to Flock Chief Communications Officer Josh Thomas at a City Club of Cleveland forum on July 10, 2026. Thomas replied:

You said Garrett [Flock's CEO] did that. I didn't. I didn't lie about this. That is that is true. But also, we all have a boss in some ways of Donald Trump. Just because he lies doesn't mean that.

Watch and listen:

Thomas separated himself from what he suggests are CEO Garrett Langley's lies about federal access to Flock's network.

Asked by IPVM if he wished to elaborate, Thomas declined to comment. Langley did not respond. Both had the opportunity to clarify or walk back the remarks. Neither took it. Should anyone at Flock wish to comment, this report will be promptly updated.

Executive Summary

Critics, elected officials, and state regulators have spent a year accusing Flock's CEO of lying about federal access to its network. At a public forum on July 10, 2026, Flock's own CCO effectively joined them, separating himself from Langley's denial rather than defending it, and comparing his boss's honesty to Donald Trump's. The internal fracture that exchange reveals is as significant as the comparison itself.

Josh Thomas

Thomas joined Flock in 2018, one year after the company was founded, making him one of its earliest employees. He rose through communications and policy roles, including SVP of Policy and Communications, before being promoted to Chief Communications Officer in April 2025. As CCO, he is the most senior executive responsible for how Flock presents itself publicly.

An Unusual Response

When accused of lying in a public forum, the standard corporate communications response is to deflect, redirect to positive outcomes, or deny the premise. Instead, his first instinct was to separate himself from Langley personally: "You said Garrett did that. I didn't." He repeated that personal denial two more times before the exchange ended.

For the company's top communications officer, that is a significant choice: protecting his own credibility while criticizing the CEO.

Is Langley Like Trump?

The Trump comparison to Flock's CEO is Thomas's. Whether it holds is a matter of judgment, and reasonable people can assess it differently. What the record shows:

Langley declared Flock would "eliminate crime in America" within a decade and pitched police on a "100% chance you're getting caught if you hurt someone"

He told Forbes the company would "take out" Axon

He called privacy critics a "terroristic organization" and framed community opposition as a "coordinated attack" by people who want to "normalize lawlessness"

He guaranteed Flock would "never" sell customer data; months later that promise was quietly removed from contracts

A Denver councilwoman who met with him directly said he "has been dishonest repeatedly"

The rhetorical pattern — sweeping proclamations, aggressive attacks on critics, public statements that later required correction or apology — carries recognizable parallels to Trump's own public style. It has now been noted from inside his own company.

Where Flock Stands

The CCO and CEO are Flock's two most visible public voices. That they are not on the same page about whether the CEO lied is a significant internal fracture, made public at a particularly difficult moment — Flock faces cancellations in scores of cities, multiple active class action lawsuits, and a communications apparatus that has repeatedly made the company's situation worse rather than better.

Thomas's instinct was to protect himself rather than his company. As a communications strategy, it is a striking choice. A CCO publicly distancing himself from his CEO's credibility, while invoking Trump as the frame for a dishonest boss, confirms from inside the company exactly the narrative Flock has spent considerable effort trying to rebut.

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