The Donald Trump administration and the far-right conspiracy website InfoWars continue to lean heavily on each other.
Less than two weeks after the White House issued a one-day press pass to the Alex Jones-run website that has peddled the Pizzagate conspiracy theory and is reportedly the subject of an FBI probe, the Trump administration sent out an email Saturday linking to an InfoWars article.
Trump campaign just blasted out an email that contains a link to InfoWars pic.twitter.com/yCcJAqMLAf
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) June 3, 2017
That InfoWars story purported that “Trump Supporters Outnumber Climate Change Advocates at White House.” So, once again, the Trump administration is concerned about crowd size.
Dozens gathering to support President Trump at WH. Shouts of, Pittsburgh Not Paris! pic.twitter.com/8HqFvMnkbt
— Tom Vanden Brook (@tvandenbrook) June 3, 2017
As for the grievances held by at least one InfoWars/Trump supporter against the Paris Climate Accord, well, he’s not entirely sure.
https://twitter.com/TomNamako/status/871012561285722112
After pulling out of the Paris Accord this past week, Trump also announced a “Pittsburgh, Not Paris” rally for Saturday. Trump, however, was not there with his supporters. Instead …
Crazy upside down world Part II. Anti Elites Rally outside WH “Pittsburgh not Paris.” Where’s POTUS. At his family golf course in Virginia. pic.twitter.com/ud8mpZibU6
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) June 3, 2017