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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Steve King Falsely IDs George Soros' Son as Whistleblower
https://www.thedailybeast.com/rep-steve-king-and-paul-gosar-falsely-id-george-soros-son-alexander-as-ukraine-whistleblowerIn a collision of conspiracy theories, two Republican lawmakers wrongly accused the son of billionaire Democratic donor George Soros of being the Ukraine whistleblower.
Adam Schiff said, I do not know the identity of the whistleblower, Rep. Steve King (R-CA) tweeted on Thursday morning, referring to remarks House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) made in the first public impeachment hearing Wednesday.
@RepAdamSchiff here are four strong clues.
King, trying to suggest the whistleblower is tight with top Democrats, attached four pictures of a bearded man standing with Democratic figures like Hillary Clinton, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). The wording of Kings tweet implied that the unnamed man in the pictures is the whistleblower. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) then amplified Kings claim by quote-tweeting Kings photo collage.
The man in the pictures is Alexander Soros, whose father is often featured in anti-Semitic right-wing conspiracy theories...
Adam Schiff said, I do not know the identity of the whistleblower, Rep. Steve King (R-CA) tweeted on Thursday morning, referring to remarks House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) made in the first public impeachment hearing Wednesday.
@RepAdamSchiff here are four strong clues.
King, trying to suggest the whistleblower is tight with top Democrats, attached four pictures of a bearded man standing with Democratic figures like Hillary Clinton, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). The wording of Kings tweet implied that the unnamed man in the pictures is the whistleblower. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) then amplified Kings claim by quote-tweeting Kings photo collage.
The man in the pictures is Alexander Soros, whose father is often featured in anti-Semitic right-wing conspiracy theories...
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Rep. Steve King Falsely IDs George Soros' Son as Whistleblower (Original Post)
blogslut
Nov 2019
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Skinner
(63,645 posts)1. Republicans are like a parody of themselves.
*Of course* the whistleblower is George Soros's kid.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)6. :) The Onion gave up on trying to out-parody the Repubs.
Instead they used WaPo's tepid coverage, (Salon's version, "self-gaslighting" ). Good! I'm not sure exactly what triggered it, but we get the WaPo and I was up in arms over Trump's being called a "supporting character" on the front page.
Washington Post Impeachment Critic Gives Insipid Day One Inquiry 2 Out Of 5 Andrew Johnsons
https://politics.theonion.com/washington-post-impeachment-critic-gives-insipid-day-1839866848
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)2. These fools will believe absolutely anything. SMH 🙄
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)3. Everything they do sounds like it started off as a game of MadLibs.
Sogo
(4,967 posts)4. Oh, sure, of course....
George Soros' son is one of the officials who listens in on WH calls with foreign leaders.
Case closed!
C_U_L8R
(44,897 posts)5. I am the whistleblower.
Lets go Spartacus on these dreadful clowns. How about a million whistleblower march on DC.