Writing for the Washington Post, columnist Karen Tumulty reports that hometown fans of Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) are scratching their heads over his transformation from successful straight-laced businessman into one of the U.S. Senate’s leading conspiracy mongers.
Among other unfounded claims the Wisconsin Republican had made recently was at a recent Senate committee appearance where he said the Capitol riot on Jan 6th. was the work of anti-Donald Trump “provocateurs,” while he read a post from a right-wing website that claimed the insurrectionists were “festive” while stating the rioters are “presumed to be Antifa or other leftist agitators.”
Those comments led Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) to fire back, “It’s disgraceful for a sitting Senator to spread disinformation so blatantly,” before adding, “it’s dangerous and it must stop.” Continue reading.