Conspiracy Theorists Think Trump’s Speech Paves the Path to the Insurrection Act
President Donald Trump’s much-hyped speech promising huge revelations about interference in the 2020 election failed to deliver. On Thursday night, the president made sweeping claims about interference by China and cover ups by the “deep state,” and repeated debunked claims about noncitizens voting. He pointed to a document drop on the White House website as proof, though the files didn’t contain evidence to back up his assertions.
For Trump’s loyal army of followers, this didn’t matter. “This is a grand slam from President Trump,” election denier Patrick Byrne told school shooting conspiracy theorist Alex Jones moments after the speech ended, adding: “This is bigger than if they released the JFK files.” (Byrne failed to mention that the Trump administration did release the JFK files last year.)
Jones added during the broadcast: “The deep state is shitting a brick right now.”
Conspiracy theorists claimed the speech will provide...
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