
Right-wing conspiracy theorists have been using the Florida school shooting to push a theory that the FBI is working to undermine Donald Trump.
Some have even gone a step further and are trying to disparage the victims.
The Gateway Pundit, for example, wrote a piece 'exposing' teenager David Hogg, one of the survivors of the Florida shooting that left 17 people dead.
Seventeen-year-old Hogg had appeared on CNN to urge Donald Trump take action.
The video, for those who are asking. https://t.co/KCCfuiFhQK— Kaitlan Collins (@Kaitlan Collins) 1518705489
He said:
Please, take action. Ideas are great. Ideas are wonderful and they help you get re-elected and everything, but what’s more important is actual action and pertinent action that results in saving thousands of children’s lives. Please, Take action.
It’s wrong that the president is blaming them [FBI] for this.
He can’t put that off on them. He is in charge of them and these people, what they love to do is push this off on bureaucracy and say it’s not them,” he said. “He is in charge of the FBI … the executive branch is supposed to enforce laws and as such, President Trump is in charge of that and the FBI.
But the Gateway Pundit claimed the teen's media appearances were “heavily coached”, adding he was being used as a "pawn for anti-Trump rhetoric and anti-gun legislation”.
One student, in particular, David Hogg has been astonishingly articulate and highly skilled at propagating a new anti-Conservative/anti-Trump narrative behind the recent school shooting. Few have seen this type of rapid media play before, and when they have it has come from well-trained political operatives and MSM commentators.
Dragging a student who was recently a victim of a mass shooting which left 17 people in his school dead didn’t go down well with Hilary Clinton’s daughter Chelsea.
Jim - could you please return to attacking me (or really any grownup) instead of the courageous #Parkland students?… https://t.co/fVC1FA2DSx— Chelsea Clinton (@Chelsea Clinton) 1519086836
The blog recently ran with the headline 'Chelsea Clinton Denies Worshipping Satan After Wishing the Church of Satan Happy New Year'.
It didn't go down well for a lot of people, actually.
@ChelseaClinton Who attacks children that just had to witness the most horrific thing imaginable?! What a monster!— KellyAnn (@KellyAnn) 1519086927
@ChelseaClinton Can they go any lower attacking a student who survived a horrible massacre? What is wrong with the… https://t.co/7I76nFuHQV— Avia (@Avia) 1519086946
@hehetwofour @ChelseaClinton Nothing but respect for these kids, but the vast majority of humans of any age, and pr… https://t.co/JIRjj3MSms— Carmi Finn (@Carmi Finn) 1519098218
And people reported the blog for harassing a child.
@ChristiChat @jack and @TwitterSupport here is another account engaging in targeted harassment of a child. This gra… https://t.co/TJ8njXnfEu— Ashley Shelby (@Ashley Shelby) 1519100566
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