Trump administration officers on the Pentagon invited antisemitic right-wing conspiracy theorist and serial hoaxer Jack Posobiec to accompany Secretary of Protection Pete Hegseth on his journey to Europe.
The Washington Put up studies {that a} planning doc for Hegseth’s journey (the place he provoked worldwide ire by throwing Ukraine below the bus) included Posobiec amongst invited media, and that the choice to incorporate the right-wing activist triggered “alarm among U.S. defense officials worried about the military being dragged into partisan warfare.”
Posobiec is at present employed by the far-right Human Occasions as a “senior editor” and beforehand labored for the pro-Trump One America Information Community. On his X social media account, Posobiec has on a number of events attacked Jewish journalists with antisemitic content material.
Posobiec used his account to single out reporters like CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, who’s Jewish, for harassment by white supremacists and in addition streamed video from the account mocking the Holocaust, throughout which 6 million Jewish individuals have been murdered.
Moreover, Posobiec was one of many main promoters of the “Pizzagate” conspiracy idea which falsely claimed {that a} Washington, D.C. pizza restaurant was a entrance for a kid trafficking operation linked to Democratic politicians. Pizzagate conspiracies impressed a would-be shooter to journey to the restaurant with a gun, later telling police he deliberate to “self-investigate” the lie unfold by Posobiec and different conservatives.
Posobiec additionally took half in a hoax meant to assist Trump and smear his critics throughout the 2016 election cycle. Trump supporters circulated photos in November 2016 purporting to be anti-Trump protesters holding up an indication that learn “Rape Melania.” The photographs went viral and the contents of the signal have been condemned. However the signal was truly the handiwork of a bunch led by Posobiec, desiring to discredit opposition to Trump.
Along with the journey plans with Hegseth, Posobiec additionally accompanied lately put in Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on his journey to Kiev, Ukraine.
Hegseth was elevated to his place main the Protection division due to his years at Fox Information. Posobiec is equally a product of the right-wing media world. By granting entry to the hoaxster and bigot, Hegseth helps to mainstream the conspiracies and falsehoods which have lengthy been the hallmark of conservative media.
