Trump accused of 'sabotaging' midterms for foreign power by panicked right-wing influencer

Far-right conspiracy theorist webcaster Alex Jones took to X on Friday to accuse President Donald Trump of deliberately throwing the midterms on behalf of a foreign power.

"This is my response to the new attack President Trump launched on myself and other sane American patriots today. The evidence is overwhelming President Trump is committing political suicide on purpose, and has made a deal to sabotage the midterms," he wrote, accompanied by a 5-minute video manifesto. "America is now under the control of a foreign government."

"Everyone needs to fly their flags upside down, because our nation is in distress!" he added.

Jones, who infamously pushed baseless claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was staged with child actors and sells a line of products including survival gear, untested dietary supplements, and even filters to protect from government chemicals in tap water that turn the frogs gay, used to be a close ally of Trump. However, their relationship has fallen apart due to the war in Iran, which has Jones warning his viewers that Trump's cognitive abilities are deteriorating.

His Friday post was a response to Trump hitting back at Jones on Truth Social, along with several other far-right personalities who have turned on him, like Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, and Candace Owens.

"It’s easy! Tucker is a Low IQ person - Always easy to beat, and highly overrated!!!" Trump wrote. "So are Megyn Kelly, 'Candace' (Really Dumb and mentally ill!), and Bankrupt Alex Jones, who is completely 'fried.' There are others, also! Then we have some that are VERY GOOD, true MAGA all the way, and smart. I should do a list of good, bad, and somewhere in the middle. Wouldn’t that be fascinating??? President DJT"