Trump Health Aide Alleges Broad Conspiracies and Warns of Armed Revolt

[left-of-center2012]

Source: NY Times

The top communications official at the powerful cabinet department in charge of combating the coronavirus accused career government scientists on Sunday of “sedition” in their handling of the pandemic and warned that left-wing hit squads were preparing for armed insurrection after the election.

Michael Caputo, 58, the assistant secretary of public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services, said without evidence that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was harboring a “resistance unit” determined to undermine President Trump. “You understand that they’re going to have to kill me, and unfortunately, I think that’s where this is going,” Mr. Caputo, a Trump loyalist installed by the White House in April, told followers in a video he hosted live on his personal Facebook page. Mr. Caputo has 5,000 Facebook friends, and the video has been viewed more than 850 times.

He then ran through a series of conspiracy theories, culminating in a prediction that Mr. Trump will win re-election but his Democratic opponent, Joseph R. Biden Jr., will refuse to concede. “And when Donald Trump refuses to stand down at the inauguration, the shooting will begin,” he said. “The drills that you’ve seen are nothing.” He added: “If you carry guns, buy ammunition, ladies and gentlemen, because it’s going to be hard to get.”

Mr. Caputo on Sunday complained that he was under siege by the media and said that his physical health was in question and his “mental health has definitely failed.”

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/us/caputo-virus.html

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Mr. Caputo retweeted a conspiratorial post that hinted with no evidence that armed camps were being established in Washington, D.C.:

“Occupants don’t look like vagrants. Looks like forward basing for militant street ops,” (by Democrats)

[Botany]

1. "left-wing hit squads"

Where do I sign up?

[BlueIdaho]

2. The QTard Presidency has gone bat shit crazy. nt.

[Bayard]

3. Order another straight jacket please!

Crazy, AND inciting violence--no wonder trump hired him.

[C Moon]

4. They're trying to build on the ultra rightwing nut job paranoia now.

These rich rightwingers (and those who do work for them) are demons and cowards.
They'd rather see a war, than give up the power they've had granted to them by Putin.

[Warpy]

5. Mr Caputo has fallen down the rabbit hole.

I just have to wonder just who is feeding him all this horse shit. He most likely doesn't have the time to follow QAnon on the web.

Somebody needs to ask him this question, pronto.

In the meantime, he's too far gone to do his job, whatever that job is supposed to be.

[Botany]

13. "they" are working in conjunction with Vlad and his troops helping to spread this nut ball crap

gotta keep Trump's mouth breather base fired up.

[The Blue Flower]

6. Totally agree with him on his mental health

The rest is total, dangerous lunacy.

[LuckyLib]

7. One more nut job appointed by the Dumpster. It's time to clear the swamp in November.

[PSPS]

12. Unfortunately, that work can't begin for another 10 weeks after the election -- 1/20/21

During that time, expect the pardon-o-mat to be running 24/7

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Off the charts paranoia and delusions

Man belongs in a ward

[LymphocyteLover]

9. he needs serious help

oddly, he's giving the exact scenario for Trump not conceding that trump himself has said. So fucked up.

[Traildogbob]

10. Really

From the party of “no panic.” So Trump will intervene in this panic messaging to calm us all down I am sure.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. Caputo needs to take his meds

[Escurumbele]

14. They are just trying to get their white supremacist supporters ready, they are projecting

This is a signal to their armed supporters, nothing else. This is awful and scary.

[AllaN01Bear]

15. here we go with the take away your guns threats .

[gristy]

16. The projection is fully intentional, I have no doubt.

The things he says will occur may indeed generally happen and in many cases may well be happening now. But the true details as to who is involved and who are the targets will be largely the opposite of what he says. Scary times, indeed.

[bucolic_frolic]

17. Deliberate attempt to plant a way forward for Trump to stay in office

no one vents their delusions for all to see. What employer wouldn't fire someone like this?

[left-of-center2012]

18. Telling Trump supporters to get their guns ready

When Trump loses,
they'll go down fighting.

[TomCADem]

19. Yet, When Democrats Express Caution About Accepting Vaccines Touted By Trump...

....political aids, we are accused of being anti-vaxxers. I see nothing wrong with saying lets listen to the science, rather than folks like Caputo who have no background in science.

[greenjar_01]

20. I wouldn't say he was "warning" of armed revolt, so much as inciting and encouraging it