July 27, 2015

Want to Meet a 9/11 Truther? Go to a Donald Trump Event

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Despite all the outrageous stunts and patently racist quotes from Donald Trump’s current campaign for president, the real estate mogul continues to lead as the front-runner for the GOP nomination.

The Washington Post‘s David Weigel recently visited a Trump “family picnic” to take a look at the pandemonium surrounding the campaign. It’s also where 9/11 Truth Activist Rick Shaddock happened to be before meandering into the press room to ask the following question:

Trump rejected the question, asking the reporters in the room, “Is this guy some kind of conspiracy guy?” But he shouldn’t have been all too surprised by Shaddock’s presence. After all, if you’re going to peddle outrageous conspiracy theories, you’re going to attract outrageous conspiracy theorists.

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