It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
Thomas Homan once defended Obama-era policies and health care for transgender immigrants. Now he’s eyeing hotlines to report undocumented neighbors and arrests of local officials who get in the way.
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s news conference at Mar-a-Lago was a reminder of what the next four years may have in store.
At a news conference, the president-elect sought to blame the F.B.I. for the riot at the Capitol, echoing a conspiracy theory that is widespread on the right.
The president-elect and his allies have spent four years reinventing the Capitol attack — spreading conspiracy theories and weaving a tale of martyrdom to their ultimate political gain.
An analysis of thousands of Donald Trump’s Truth Social posts reveals that the former president directly promoted false conspiracy theories in at least 330 instances and amplified at least 145 conspiracists.