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A history of peddling debunked theories wonât guarantee you a spot in Trumpland â but it apparently doesnât hurt.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that heâs chosen Fox News contributor Monica Crowley as the National Security Councilâs senior director of strategic communications. If her conspiracy theory-pushing past is any indication, sheâll fit right in with several of Trumpâs administration picks.
Crowley promoted a debunked theory that Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin had ties to âIslamic supremacistsâ â a claim proven false by The Washington Post,Snopes and other sources.
A CNN report found Crowley repeatedly spread this phony information through various channels, including op-eds and guest appearances on radio shows and Fox News.
In August, Crowley called Abedinâs parents âessentially tools of the Saudi regimeâ on Fox Newsâ âHannity.â A month later, she wrote that Abedinâs family had âalleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhoodâ in a Washington Times piece.
But Crowleyâs unsubstantiated claims arenât limited to targeting Abedin. She was a vocal proponent of the birther movement, often calling President Barack Obamaâs citizenship into question. In 2008, she suggested Obama lied about his blackness.
â[Obama is] not black African, he is Arab African,â she said on Laura Ingrahamâs radio show. âAnd yet, this guy is campaigning as black and painting anybody who dares to criticize him as a racist. I mean that is â it is the biggest con I think Iâve ever seen.â
Crowley isnât the first Trump pick with a history of peddling conspiracy theories.
More: Trump Is Assembling An Impressive Team Of Conspiracy Theory Pushers
Wow, it looks like we'll have to depend on Russia and North Korea for more reliable news in the future - because we won't be able to believe a damn thing coming out of the Trump Administration. Sad...
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that heâs chosen Fox News contributor Monica Crowley as the National Security Councilâs senior director of strategic communications. If her conspiracy theory-pushing past is any indication, sheâll fit right in with several of Trumpâs administration picks.
Crowley promoted a debunked theory that Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin had ties to âIslamic supremacistsâ â a claim proven false by The Washington Post,Snopes and other sources.
A CNN report found Crowley repeatedly spread this phony information through various channels, including op-eds and guest appearances on radio shows and Fox News.
In August, Crowley called Abedinâs parents âessentially tools of the Saudi regimeâ on Fox Newsâ âHannity.â A month later, she wrote that Abedinâs family had âalleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhoodâ in a Washington Times piece.
But Crowleyâs unsubstantiated claims arenât limited to targeting Abedin. She was a vocal proponent of the birther movement, often calling President Barack Obamaâs citizenship into question. In 2008, she suggested Obama lied about his blackness.
â[Obama is] not black African, he is Arab African,â she said on Laura Ingrahamâs radio show. âAnd yet, this guy is campaigning as black and painting anybody who dares to criticize him as a racist. I mean that is â it is the biggest con I think Iâve ever seen.â
Crowley isnât the first Trump pick with a history of peddling conspiracy theories.
More: Trump Is Assembling An Impressive Team Of Conspiracy Theory Pushers
Wow, it looks like we'll have to depend on Russia and North Korea for more reliable news in the future - because we won't be able to believe a damn thing coming out of the Trump Administration. Sad...
