MTG spreads bonkers conspiracy theory that “Deep State” convicted Donald Trump to help drag queens

Republicans are flailing online trying to find someone to blame for Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 criminal counts – related to his scheme to hide payments to an adult actress to keep her quiet about their sexual relationship – who is not Trump himself.

And Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Alex Jones placed the blame on an unlikely target: drag queens.

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Jones posted a video to social media labeled “false flag alert” after Trump’s conviction was announced. In the video, he claimed that Judge Juan Merchan told jurors to convict Trump even if they think he’s innocent (this never happened) and said that “they” wanted Trump convicted even though “it will be overturned.”

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Why did this mysterious “they” want Trump convicted so badly? Jones connected the dots.

“They want the headline in this campaign that he is a convicted felon because they believe that’ll backfire on President Trump,” Jones said, saying that the conviction will actually “backfire on the deep state and the globalists.”

“The problem is, if you look at their next playbook, and the next card in their playbook, their next move, it will be false flag terror attacks blamed on Trump supporters angry about the verdict,” Jones said, appearing to already lay the groundwork for excusing Trump supporters future crimes.

“The Deep State believes they own this nation,” Jones continued. “They believe they own you.”

He then listed issues that the “Deep State” supports so much that they created his affair with Stormy Daniels, as well as the falsified business records hiding his hush money payments: “They wanna cut off our energy, they wanna put the carbon taxes in, they wanna dissolve our borders, they want drag queen pedophile time, and President Trump is opposing every one of their agendas.”

Rep. Greene, a sitting member of Congress, shared this unhinged rant and wrote: “Listen to Alex.”

Listen to Alex. https://t.co/P7DuVvPdLQ

— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) May 31, 2024

People mocked her in the responses, citing, among other things, Jones’ past lies about how school shootings are fake and that the parents grieving their children were actors.

"Listen to the guy who owes $1.5 BILLION for lying."

— Blue Georgia (@BlueATLGeorgia) May 31, 2024

You want us to listen to Alex Jones?! Why would you, a woman who first rose to prominence by harassing school shooting victims want us to listen to…

…oh, okay, NOW I see the connection.

— Jay Black (@jayblackisfunny) May 31, 2024

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— Heather P 🇺🇸💙💛 (@aeroladyny) May 31, 2024

The guy who tells parents their kids aren’t dead, and that their killing was fake?https://t.co/NPALBeLBD3

— Deep State Staffer Herb Kowalski (@HerbKowalski) May 31, 2024

When you find yourself “listening” to this crackpot, you know you lost the plot.

— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) May 31, 2024

😂😂😂

She wants you to listen to the guy who slanders school shooting victims.

— Mike (@MikeRunsMiles) May 31, 2024

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— Back on the Sauce, and loving it! 🇺🇦 (@1american10) May 31, 2024

Listening to the words of a conspiracy theorists that is found liable of 1B damages? This from a US for official?

— Queens Fort (@Bellyhungry) May 31, 2024

Not a thing he says is even true color me shocked.

— Trouble loves me (@DianeBollig) May 31, 2024

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