MSNBC host’s conspiracy theory: What if Putin planned the Syrian chemical attack to help Trump?

The Washington Post ^ | 4/8/2017 | Avi Selk

[Beave Meister]

A volley of U.S. cruise missiles had barely been launched into Syria before the Internet filled up with fact-free theories about the real reason for an international crisis.

A popular one on the right-most fringes: The U.S. government actually carried out the chemical weapons massacre in Syria last week — a “false flag” to trick President Trump into retaliating, thus entangling himself in a foreign war.

A slightly more convoluted strain on the left: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the chemical weapons massacre to help Trump — distracting Americans from an investigation into Trump's campaign ties to Russia by provoking the missile strike.

That theory — evidence-free — was laid out on a small anti-Trump website shortly after the missile strike.

But it went mainstream Friday night, when Lawrence O'Donnell advanced similar speculation on his MSNBC show, “The Last Word.”

[Beave Meister]

Lawrence and Maddow need professional help. They will stop at nothing to keep their "Russia stole the election for Trump" narrative.

[CGASMIA68]

Didn’t take these two assholes long to produce something assinine and totally ridiculous.

I will say it was longer than I expected

[RaginRak]

Liberals/Socialists ( formerly known as Democrats) are seriously ill....no joke

[KarlInOhio]

Why not just go fully crazy and ask "What if Trump and Putin planned the Syrian chemical attack to help Trump?"

[bicyclerepair]

Completely predictable.

[Trump_vs_Evil_Witch]

These people actually believe their own BS....Another datapoint linking liberalism to mental illness.

[Doogle]

....and what if this host had a brain

[Gen.Blather]

Reminds me of a Charlie Chan movie where Charley tells his son, “Stupidest theory I’ve ever heard.”

[Sarah Barracuda]

Maybe Bin Laden allowed himself to be killed to help Obama win re-election..how does that theory sound liberals?

[Beave Meister]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn_PSJsl0LQ

[Chode]

feh...

[Constitutional Patriot]

MSLSD...

[gibsonguy]

Wow, there is insane but this is another level.

[butlerweave]

LOL, they never give up

[Nifster]

Hey they are no worse than some here at FR

Delusion seems to be the tea of the month

[jazusamo]

“Lawrence and Maddow need professional help.”

Their combined IQ can’t be much over 60.

[matt1234]

[Telepathic Intruder]

Back in her Air America days, Maddow was telling us how Bush blew up the levees in New Orleans to keep blacks from voting. Things haven’t changed much.

[scooby321]

They Should make them have sex for lying

[Mears]

“Hey they are no worse than some here at FR”

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Sure they are.

They are paid lots of money to broadcast their “What ifs” all around the world.

Huge difference.

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