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Republican congressman turns latest immigrant caravan into conspiracy theory

This theory makes no sense.

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David Covucci

Matt Gaetz

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A caravan of immigrants is on its way to the United States, and if the few thousand people in it reach our border, it will tear apart the fabric of America.

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If you remember that as an extremely hyped up but really inconsequential existential threat that utterly fizzled out, you’d be right. In May, a caravan of migrants approached the United States, they were denied entry, and that was … that. Far as anyone can tell, the general institution known as America has remained.

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So why is this exact same situation, which was resolved relatively easily (at least from a Trumpian, anti-immigrant standpoint), suddenly a doomsday scenario for Republicans?

Couldn’t have anything to do with an election approaching.

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On Fox & Friends, GOP elder statesman Newt Gingrich said as much, noting that: “Two words will define the 2018 election – Kavanaugh and caravan.”

If it seems just a tad coincidental that a caravan of migrants is approaching the southern border and could rip America apart before the election, well, Rep. Matt Gaetz has a theory that will blow your mind.

It’s not a coincidence at all.

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Gaetz, who has used his Twitter feed to push conspiracies before, said that liberal mega-donor George Soros, a Republican boogeyman, has possibly launched his most nefarious plot yet: hiring people to join a caravan of migrants that… Republicans will use for the next three weeks to rally their base and ensure conservatives keep the House.

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Is the goal of 3-D chess to lose? Who knows.

Of course, there’s no logic behind it being funded by Soros whatsoever, but you toss a bone like this to Twitter, and of course, it explodes.

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Even Newt Gingrich, who said the caravan would define the election, wants to know who is paying for it.

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It’s likely no one is paying for the caravan. But of all theories, it makes the least sense for it to be Democrats footing the bill.

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Especially when you see who is getting hyped up about it as Election Day approaches.

 
The Daily Dot