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doc03

(35,389 posts)
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 07:37 PM Jan 2021

Did any of the big Trump backers that agitated the coup take part in the riot? People like

Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, Hannity, Tucker, Flynn, Limbaugh, Rudy, Pirro, Heraldo, Glenn Beck, Alex Jones any of them. I
haven't seen or heard of any.

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tblue37

(65,502 posts)
1. Alex Jones was there, and he provided the funding for the location of Trump's speech.
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 07:43 PM
Jan 2021

He said most of the $500,000 was provided by a single big donor, so I am guessing Jones was a middleman.

He and his bullhorn were also at the Capitol, but I don't think he went inside.

doc03

(35,389 posts)
5. In my working years I was on 3 long strikes once for a full year. Every time there were
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 07:58 PM
Jan 2021

a few loudmouths at the union hall that would get everyone fired up for a strike. Then when we were out on the street
those same people wouldn't even do picket duty. After we would lose a couple pay checks they would be the first people
that would blame the union for putting us on strike and demand we go back to work.

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