“I’m not ‘suggesting’ that the Fake Bombs are a liberal hoax. I’m saying it as explicitly as possible.”
Over a dozen Trump-supporting conservative pundits, including some very well-known household names, are blaming Wednesday’s terror attacks and assassination attempts against top Democrats and the media, on Democrats themselves – or at least strongly suggesting the pipe bombs were just hoaxes.
On the day two former Democratic Presidents, a former US Secretary of State and former US senator, a former US Attorney General, a former CIA Director, two sitting US Congresswomen, and a top news organization were sent pipe bombs or other explosive devices, conservative pundits saw fit to target and blame liberals – with exactly zero evidence.
The list reads like a who’s who of conservative conspiracy theorists and right wing extremists. But many of these people have large followings on social media, some have their own radio shows, others are frequent Fox News guests. In short, they help shape part of the thought on the right.
Some, like Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh have been selling their right wing hate and conspiracy theories for decades, moving ever further to the right in desperate attempts to stay relevant and to get attention.
Limbaugh called Wednesday’s terror attacks a false flag by Democrats. So did new-to-the-right-wing-political-spotlight Mike Flynn Jr., son of the convicted felon and former Trump National Security Advisor for whom he is named:
Others, like Turning Point USA‘s Candace Owens, a frequent Fox News guest, called today’s attacks “fake bomb threats” while blaming “leftists.”
Then there’s the bottom-of-the-barrel anti-Left, like Frank Gaffney, Michael Savage, and Chadwick Moore.
Here’s a New York Times national political reporter commenting on Frank Gaffney:
Chadwick Moore, after all but saying it was a hoax from the “dirty” left here:
Gets called out on it and insists he never said it, here:
Also among those who committed ugly attacks on the left are actor James Woods, and right wing writers Kurt Schlichter, David Horowitz, John Cardillo, right wing activist Laura Loomer, former teen hedge fund manager Jacob Wohl, and pro-gun activist John Lott.
A few examples: