Ron Johnson implies federal government was involved in ‘coups’ to ‘take out’ Kennedy, Nixon and Trump
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) issued another unfounded conspiracy theory on Wednesday, when he alleged that the federal government was involved in coups to “take out” former Presidents John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Donald Trump.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) issued another unfounded conspiracy theory on Wednesday, when he alleged that the federal government was involved in coups to “take out” former Presidents John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Donald Trump.
“The first coup is you take out Kennedy. The second coup, you take out Nixon. Then you take out Trump,” Johnson said on the “Federalist Radio Hour” podcast. “You know, to what extent is the federal government involved in these things?”
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), with no evidence, says the U.S. government was involved in “coups” to “take out” Presidents Kennedy, Nixon and Trump:
“The first coup is you take out Kennedy. The second coup, you take out Nixon. Then you take out Trump. You know, to what extent is the… pic.twitter.com/dZdHj81owW
— Heartland Signal (@HeartlandSignal) September 6, 2024
Ironically, Johnson was involved in former President Donald Trump’s coups to decertify legitimate election results from 2020. On Jan. 6, 2021, Johnson attempted to deliver a fake slate of electors to then-Vice President Mike Pence before he certified the presidential election results. These “alternate slates” suggested that the majority of voters in Michigan and Wisconsin voted for Trump, when they had actually voted for Joe Biden.
Johnson’s coup statement comes a day after the senator dubiously claimed on “The Vicki McKenna Show” that the Great Depression was “pretty well planned.” After offering no evidence for his claim, Johnson said he doesn’t “completely understand it” but that he feels it in his bones that it’s true.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) claims, without evidence, that the Great Depression was an inside job.
“The Great Depression was pretty well planned … I know it really sounds like conspiracy theory. I don’t completely understand it, but I just feel it in my bones…” pic.twitter.com/kMicxcM8Yx
— Heartland Signal (@HeartlandSignal) September 5, 2024
Johnson won a third term in the Senate in 2022 after defeating Democratic challenger and former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes by just 26,718 votes. During his 13+ years in office, Johnson has routinely espoused fringe conspiracy theories and potentially false narratives about a variety of topics like climate change, the 2020 election and Social Security.
