Hegseth's list of red flags grows with absurd Jan. 6 conspiracy theory
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of defense, promoted a baseless conspiracy theory about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
CNN reports that in a 2021 appearance on former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s podcast, Hegseth promoted the claim that the attackers were actually members of the leftist collective antifa disguised as Trump supporters.
“There are reports, you know, in the New York Post and elsewhere. And just from, you know, common sense, that antifa folks took advantage of this to try to get to the front and try to agitate and create openings for themselves,” Hegseth said.
Hegseth also alleged that he had seen evidence proving the conspiracy theory because “You can see the helmets where there’s a Donald Trump bumper sticker on the back, quickly put on it so they could look like they wanted to stop the steal. But what they really wanted to do was further the narrative.”
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