All posts tagged "Alex Jones"

If President Donald Trump’s repeated accusations of Democratic election fraud and his contemplation of invoking a national security emergency have a familiar ring, it’s because the same rhetoric set the stage for the effort to overturn the 2020 election.

But as the 2026 midterms approach, with Democrats favored to retake control of the House, one key component in Trump’s election subversion machine appears to be missing: The network of “Stop the Steal” influencers, extremist groups and far-right media outlets that sprang into action to spread conspiracy theories and mobilize supporters following the presidential election six years ago.

“We must not accept this election,” Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist known for baselessly claiming that the Sandy Hook shooting was a false flag, told his audience two weeks after the 2020 election. “I don’t even care if Trump concedes. I’m not conceding crap. This means revolution. This means war. This is a Chinese communist New World Order takeover and martial law COVID lockdown.”...

The far-right can't hide its disdain for a parody of one of their own, while plenty of others had no problem enjoying the jokes.

The Onion released its first clip of the new and, for many, improved Infowars since taking it over. The parody news site released a skit on Saturday by Comedian Tim Heidecker where he imitates conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his too-loud, raspy voice, and pretends to sip human blood to mock Jones' frequent hawking of questionable health supplements.

While right-wingers like podcast host Matt Forney called it "trash" in a post on X, journalist Dean Blundell described Heidecker's performance as "perfection." ...

Reactions were mounting Thursday after President Donald Trump dropped a lengthy, angry post calling out his former allies, whom he referred to as "losers."

Trump took to his Truth Social platform to rage at multiple MAGA voices: Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens and Alex Jones. The president's move revealed even more ideological fractures amid the already divided MAGA coalition.

"I know why Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones have all been fighting me for years, especially by the fact that they think it is wonderful for Iran, the Number One State Sponsor of Terror, to have a Nuclear Weapon — Because they have one thing in common, Low IQs," Trump wrote. "They’re stupid people, they know it, their families know it, and everyone else knows it, too! Look at their past, look at their record. They don’t have what it takes, and they never did!"...

MAGA podcaster Alex Jones accused a Republican congressman of a Jeffrey Epstein cover-up, and the lawmaker hit back on Sunday.

Jones, known for spreading right-wing conspiracies online, lashed out at Thomas Massie, who has been at the forefront of the Republican effort to expose files related to the deceased convicted child sex abuser. Specifically, Jones asked Massie to release unredacted Epstein file names he's privy to as an active congressman.

"I want the f------ names," Jones said, specifically calling out Massie. "Massie, you've been in there three weeks, where are the f------- names? Is Massie covering up the names?"...

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones predicted that Democrats were plotting a military coup by expressing concern about strikes President Donald Trump has ordered against alleged drug boats near Venezuela.

During a Thursday broadcast, Jones insisted that the killings were "very moral" despite a history of opposing U.S. military actions.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth "didn't say kill them all," Jones said of the boat survivors....

Allies to President Donald Trump are pushing back against a new report from far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones that alleges Todd Blanche, Trump’s former attorney and current deputy attorney general, is “sabotaging Trump’s war against the deep state.”

“Todd Blanche is failing on all measures,” said Peter Ticktin, an attorney who appeared on Alex Jones’ show Infowars to speak to the allegations against Blanche. “Because of him, we haven’t had a pardon granted since May. Because of him, he wants the J6ers to not be compensated for all that we put them through.”

The report wasn’t taken kindly, however, from many of Trump’s close allies, including Matt Gaetz, former congressman and pick for attorney general before he withdrew himself from consideration amid scandal....