Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

In Sunday tweetstorm, Trump elevates a series of conspiracy theories — and theorists
Washington Post Fake News ^

Posted on 03/20/2019 10:52:09 AM PDT by MNDude

President Trump has long been a conspiracy theorist, and he has long been prone to angry tweetstorms. On Sunday, those two things collided in a major way.

In a lengthy string of tweets and retweets before and after a Sunday morning church visit, Trump promoted conspiracy theorists and theories while airing grievances about a Fox News host who was suspended for offering a conspiracy theory about Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). He also elevated a series of sources with dubious and questionable track records

The user’s avatar is a Q — apparently a reference to the wild QAnon conspiracy theory — with a MAGA hat on top. The user has promoted both the QAnon and Pizzagate conspiracy theories. The user was also apparently happy about Trump’s retweet, sharing a tweet that alleged the retweet was “a St Patrick’s Day wink to Anons without being too obvious.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: chat; gleefulqboys; qleakage; qseepage
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-23 next last

1 posted on 03/20/2019 10:52:09 AM PDT by MNDude
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: MNDude

Somebody has to pull Trump aside and explain to him that he has to stop accidentally retweeting things that give credibility to these conspiracies.

He has to slow down and know who or what he is retweeting.

Washington Compost is basically accusing him of doing this deliberately!


2 posted on 03/20/2019 10:54:34 AM PDT by MNDude (Stop the crazy conspires)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MNDude

I don’t even know where to start.

The article is so distorted and biased, it’s even beyond the pale of an opinion piece.


3 posted on 03/20/2019 10:55:25 AM PDT by Westbrook (Children do not divide your love, they multiply it)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MNDude

What conspiracies is Trump giving credibility too??

Because he re-tweeted a post from a user with a Q avatar, when the post had nothing to do with Q/Qanon??

Should he just sit on his hands and wave a white flag??


4 posted on 03/20/2019 10:58:14 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012 ("Be quiet... you are #fakenews!")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: MNDude

Poor WaPo. Trump talks directly to us and doesn’t call WaPo to get his message out.


5 posted on 03/20/2019 11:00:04 AM PDT by Cementjungle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ObozoMustGo2012
What conspiracies is Trump giving credibility too??

Maybe they're talking about his happy st Patricks day tweet.

6 posted on 03/20/2019 11:02:42 AM PDT by Cementjungle
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: MNDude
Washington Compost is basically accusing him of doing this deliberately!

But he did do it deliberately, MN.


7 posted on 03/20/2019 11:15:47 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: ObozoMustGo2012

“What conspiracies is Trump giving credibility too??”

Good question. I’ve never heard of any unlike the washington’s stools ‘russia conspiracy theory’ they’ve been pumping for years now.


8 posted on 03/20/2019 11:17:02 AM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Cocked, locked and ready to ROCK!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: MNDude

My money is on deliberately. Why not, when it tweaks those wankers at WaPo so acutely? Send ‘em right to the padded room making conspiracy theories of their own.


9 posted on 03/20/2019 11:41:14 AM PDT by thoughtomator (Nobody is coming to save the day)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: bagster

“Washington Compost is basically accusing him of doing this deliberately!
But he did do it deliberately, MN.”

Of course it’s not deliberate! This makes Trump look like he believes and advocates crazy things. They make fun of this.

Remember back in December when Pence accidentally shared that photo of that cop with the conspiracy symbol on the button he was wearing? The media called the Trump admin and supporters crazies for a week because of that one!


10 posted on 03/20/2019 11:41:54 AM PDT by MNDude (Stop the crazy conspires)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: MNDude

STUPID PEOPLE ARE INCAPABLE OF UNDERSTANDING INTELLIGENT PEOPLE.


11 posted on 03/20/2019 11:49:56 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (The denial of the authority of God is the central plank of the Progressive movement.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: MNDude

“This makes Trump look like he believes and advocates crazy things.”

Specify crazy things you refer to.


12 posted on 03/20/2019 12:00:31 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: ifinnegan

““This makes Trump look like he believes and advocates crazy things.”

Specify crazy things you refer to.”

Crazy things like Hillary trafficks children. Maybe she is corrupt, but she would never hurt a child.

Crazy things like Comey and other former FBI will be arrested. They would have been arrested a long time ago by Sleepy Sessions if it ever were to happen.

There is a reason why things are called conspiracies...because they simply are not true!


13 posted on 03/20/2019 12:31:36 PM PDT by MNDude (Stop the crazy conspires)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

To: MNDude

HRC ??? “MAYBE she is corrupt” ??? Seriously, Dude... just MAYBE? “Would never hurt a child?” What the Hey is full term abortion? Does dismemberment hurt? Does she not support that?

??? “Crazy things like Comey and other former FBI will be arrested.” ??? Oh Not even a possibility, not ever? The statute is still open yah?

“There is a reason why things are called conspiracies...because they simply are not true!”

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/pops.12285

“Calling something a conspiracy theory (or someone a conspiracy theorist) is seen as an act of rhetorical violence, a way of dismissing reasonable suspicion as irrational paranoia. For deHaven-Smith(2013), the conspiracy-theory label comes with such negative baggage that applying it has “the effect of dismissing conspiratorial suspicions out of hand with no discussion whatsoever”

F.R. has been looking into and trying to expose Clinton and Democrat corruption since the late 1990s. From the standpoint of the left F.R. has been nothing but one long running big assed conspiracy theory!

“This makes Trump look like he believes and advocates crazy things”

Or maybe “Craaazy” Trump is acting on information he has and has a reason for doing it. (I’ll go with that!)

(Grumble) Off to do chores.


14 posted on 03/20/2019 2:00:48 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: Pete from Shawnee Mission
I second that emotion.
15 posted on 03/20/2019 2:17:59 PM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: bagster

:)


16 posted on 03/20/2019 3:00:55 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: MNDude

“Crazy things like Hillary trafficks children.”

Ok, let’s start with this.

Show where Trump indicated he believes this happened and advocates people believe it.


17 posted on 03/20/2019 6:15:11 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: ifinnegan; MNDude

“Show where Trump indicated he believes this happened and advocates people believe it.”

It’s no fair asking for evidence ‘n stuff.


18 posted on 03/20/2019 6:17:18 PM PDT by Pelham (Secure Voter ID. Mexico has it, because unlike us they take voting seriously)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]

To: Pelham

Lol


19 posted on 03/20/2019 6:33:05 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: Pelham

That’s what the WP is implying Trump is advocating by giving winks and legitimacy to these conspiracies.


20 posted on 03/20/2019 6:44:27 PM PDT by MNDude (Stop the crazy conspires)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-23 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Bloggers & Personal
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson