FAR right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones fired up Trump supporters protesting Arizona’s ballot counting on Thursday night, yelling “you ain’t stealing s**t” into a megaphone.
Jones walked into the middle of a crowd of President Donald Trump’s fans outside an election center in Phoenix and shouted, “up with Trump!”
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Alex Jones joined a group of Trump supporters protesting Arizona’s ballot counting[/caption]
Sheriff’s deputies provided protection for ballot counters in Maricopa County[/caption]
The crowd cheered the Infowars host on as he said “1776” repeatedly and joined him on the chant, a video shared by a Sky News correspondent shows.
Jones also shouted, “Resistance is victory! You are victory! I salute you!”
Protesters followed Jones chanting “USA! USA!” and waving American signs and flags.
About 100 Trump supporters had congregated in front of the Maricopa County election center in Phoenix, chanting “count the votes!” and “four more years” for Trump.
Infowars host Alex Jones yelled, ‘You ain’t stealing s**t’[/caption]
Some Trump supporters brought firearms to the protest in Arizona, which allows people to openly carry guns[/caption]
Many of them used megaphones to project their attacks on the voting process, echoing the president’s baseless claims of fraud.
Protesters created delays and disrupted vote counters’ work, making their jobs harder, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs told CNN.
Hobbs feared for the staff’s safety and sheriff’s deputies worked to protect them.
Supporters of President Donald Trump gathered outside the elections headquarters in Phoenix[/caption]
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden lead in Arizona by just under a 1 percent margin late Thursday[/caption]
Some protesters brought military-style rifles and handguns to the demonstration, as the state lets people carry guns openly.
Thursday was the second night of protests outside the state’s election headquarters.
Hundreds of Trump supporters gathered on Wednesday evening in protest of the vote count, and a group called the AZ Patriots entered the recorder’s office before being removed by authorities.
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In the early hours of Friday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden lead in Arizona by just under a 1 percent margin with nearly 90 percent of the votes reported.
Jones, known for his right-wing radio show Infowars, was named “the most prolific conspiracy theorist in contemporary America” by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
He claimed that the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, did not occur and that parents who mourned for their children were “actors.”
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