Steve Bannon calls The Onion 'deep state gestapo' as he and Alex Jones watch Infowars be taken offline

Source: The Independent

Thursday 14 November 2024 18:56 GMT


Alex Jones watched in real-time as his Infowars website and streaming video platform were taken offline hours after satirical news publication The Onion won a bidding for the bankrupt conspiracy theorist’s operations. Jones, broadcasting from his studio in Texas on November 14, was joined by formerly incarcerated Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon as Infowars.com was shut down.

“Force them to cut the power ... Let’s get the camera on them,” Bannon said. “Put the freaking camera on them. … Let’s see the polish on those jackboots. … They’re nothing but gestapo. It’s the administrative state and the deep state gestapo.”

Jones and Bannon, raging through a laundry list of deep state conspiracy theories and a belief that Jones and Infowars were targeted by Democratic officials, were broadcasting moments after The Onion and families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims announced the purchase of Infowars properties. Sandy Hook families sued Jones for defamation after calling the massacre a hoax, prompting his chapter 11 bankruptcy.

“Elections have consequences,” Bannon said, pointing to Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election. “You’re gonna be on the business end of these consequences in the days, weeks and months ahead.”

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