Even though he was handed a bill of almost $50 million last week for defamatory comments he made about parents of the children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is now spreading a new lie to eager right wingers: Former President Barack Obama is probably going to launch a terrorist attack inside the United States right before the midterm elections in November.
Appearing on Steve Bannon’s “War Room: Pandemic” podcast, Jones was asked by the host:
“Are you concerned about the Nov. 8 elections? Are you seeing things out there that are concerning you as to whether we’ll have a free and fair election?”
Jones replied:
“I’m worried that the Biden controllers, the third administration of Obama — I’m worried that Obama and his people may provocateur some type of big terror attack. They might launch a cyber attack and blame it on the Russians. They might start a major war.”
Jones then added:
“I mean, they’re going to have an October surprise or a group of October surprises. You can bet your bottom dollar on it.”
The exchange between Bannon and Jones tells us two things:
- Republicans are worried they’re going to lose in November, despite their long-predicted “red wave” on Election Day.
- Conservatives and right-wing nutjobs are already laying down the predicate for what they’ll claim if Democrats keep control of the House and Senate.
It’s also interesting to hear Jones and his ilk talk about terrorism when it was their shock troops who carried out the most recent domestic terror attack in this country on January 6, 2021.
If there is any terror attack before votes are cast on Nov. 8, the first person to be questioned should be Alex Jones.
