Trump retweets alt-right media figure who pushed 'PizzaGate' and Seth Rich conspiracy theories

[brooklynite]

Source: Los Angeles Times

Amid criticism for his response to violence that ensued between white supremacists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday, President Trump retweeted Jack Posobiec – an alt-right media figure who pushed the PizzaGate and Seth Rich conspiracy theories.

Donald J. Trump retweeted:

Jack Posobiec @jackposobiec

Meanwhile: 39 shootings in Chicago this weekend, 9 deaths. No national media outrage. Why is that?

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-updates-everything-president-trump-retweets-alt-right-blogger-who-1502769297-htmlstory.html

[Bladewire]

1. Trump sending dog whistles, video proof

[trusty elf]

5. Isn't this piece of sh*t's real name Drumpf?

He makes me sick.

[Julian Englis]

2. He's out of his effin' mind. He's crazed. What is wrong with him????? n/t

[AlexSFCA]

3. "unclear why he chose to retweet this" are you kidding?

this is a very direct endorsement of alt right movement. After he named kkk, alt right, nazi, etc. in a statement, it was universally spinned by far right as 'he was bullied to do so'. Still, many alt righters were dissapointed, especially in light of upcoming (likely violent) events. This was a dog whistle that they got his support.

[Solly Mack]

4. Terminal Fecal Encephalopathy

I like saying that about Trump.

It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

[L. Coyote]

12. Please speak in numbers too.

[Solly Mack]

14. lol!

I miss him. I don't like the new most interesting man in the world.

[Tactical Peek]

6. Fuck that guy.

And the GOP he rode in on.

[Scarsdale]

7. The gop can not

take ALL the "credit" for this orange blob. Putin spent a lot of money promoting him. It was spread around among the gop, that is how they KNEW tRump would "win" the election, they made sure of it. McConnell should rot in HELL for this, and many other misdeeds. That chinless wonder is disgusting.

[riversedge]

8. I think it is clear that any time Trump has chance to diss liberal Chicago and its problems, Trump

take the opportunity. Recall that Sessions hits on crime in chicago also.


......Posobiec is well-known in alt-right circles. He was a vocal believer that top Democrats were involved in a child sex trafficking ring at a Washington, D.C., pizza parlor, and that the Democratic National Committee was behind the death of former staffer Seth Rich.

His tweet had nothing to do with Charlottesville, instead linking to a story about Chicago homicides. It's unclear why Trump chose now to retweet Posobiec to his 35.9 million followers.

[Still In Wisconsin]

10. Chicago is TRUMP's favorite dog whistle for "violent black people."

He uses it in exactly the same way as our own Scott Walker uses Milwaukee. "Look at those ANIMALS! do you want the country to look like THAT?"

Exact same thing.

[L. Coyote]

13. Yep, racism pure ans simple. They also use racism to rationalize stealing black votes.

Elections are stolen by Republicans not be stealing votes, but by stealing minority votes. HUGE difference and time for the minorities to vote in such huge numbers they hold the majority in Congress and neuter this presidency.

[Crowman2009]

11. Right-wingnuts piss & moan about problems that their ilk helped ferment.

Along with deflecting attention from crimes that their supporters committed.