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Just days after the attack on Paul Pelosi, Donald Trump is joining a conspiracy controversy about what really happened in the attack.
Trump was asked about the attack in an interview with conservative radio host Chris Stigal on Tuesday. He openly denounces conspiracy theories.
“Weird things have been happening in that household over the last few weeks,” Trump said. So it wasn’t a break-in, it was a break-in.”
“I’m not a fan of Nancy Pelosi,” Trump said, adding that he was “very sad.” He added: I mean, if there’s any truth in what’s being said, it’s crazy. However, it was strange that the window was broken and the cops were actually standing there from the moment it all happened.
A police report revealed that there had indeed been a break-in. And the police were able to arrive so quickly because Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was able to call her 911 while the break-in occurred.
A few days after the attack, several prominent right-wing figures put forward conspiracy theories about the attack. This includes the fact that Paul Pelosi and the intruder were gays who got into a fight.
This and others have been completely and completely debunked by law enforcement. “There is absolutely no evidence that Mr. Pelosi knew this man,” San Francisco Police Chief William Scott told CNN in an interview. rice field. “In fact, the evidence points to the opposite.”
The former president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., also downplayed the attack. shared a post featuring Trump Jr. wrote: “The internet is still undefeated.”
Unfortunately, all this parallels the course of the former president and the movement he led. The embrace of conspiracy theories lies at the very core of Trumpism.
Remember, Trump once suggested, without evidence, that Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s father may have been involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. And that the Iowa caucus was stolen from him. And that the 2020 election was stolen from him. And his FBI raid in Mar-a-Lago may actually have been an effort to get Hillary Clinton’s emails back on his server.
Conspiracy theories have a special appeal for Trump. Because it speaks to the underlying fascination he has with his supporters. The elite in this country are always up to something nefarious and they try to keep that fact away from you. They want to keep you in the dark, but you’re too smart for that and see through the stories they’re telling you.
‘Disturbing’ conspiracy theory takes root after Pelosi attack
Whether or not Trump actually believes what he says about Pelosi’s attack is unknown to me. (“You and I shouldn’t talk about it.”)
But what I do know is he feeds the base. He knows they want to believe the absolute worst about Paul and Nancy Pelosi, so he gives them what they want. Being involved in the opposite doesn’t seem to bother Trump in the slightest.
