Alex Jones—noted conspiracy theory and dubious health supplement pusher who founded InfoWars—lashed out at former President Donald Trump after Trump touted COVID-19 vaccines during a widely circulated interview with far-right personality Candace Owens, calling him either "ignorant" or "one of the most evil men who ever lived."
It's worth noting both Jones and Owens make money from unproven alternatives to vaccination. A belief in the proven science behind the COVID vaccines hurts their bank accounts.
Jones' statements come after Owens made headlines last week for her claim "more people have died under COVID this year" even though "more people took the vaccine this year," which is misleading.
While the United States certainly lost more lives to COVID-19 this year than last year, the higher death toll was attributed to lower-than-needed vaccination rates in addition to a relaxation of everyday precautions to curb the virus' spread. The rise of the highly contagious Delta variant also contributed to higher death rates, largely among the unvaccinated population.
Owens' statements received considerable pushback from former President Donald Trump, whom she was interviewing at the time.
Although Trump has consistently downplayed the pandemic's severity, he shut her down by correcting her on claims about vaccine efficacy, stunning Owens and viewers in the process.
The livid Jones issued "an emergency Christmas Day warning" to Trump, which you can watch below.
Alex Jones: \u201cThis is an emergency Christmas Day warning to Pres Trump. You are either completely ignorant .. or you are one of the most evil men who ever lived .. What you told Candace Owens is nothing but a raft of dirty lies.\u201dpic.twitter.com/rNCNdvgNrm— Ron Filipkowski (@Ron Filipkowski) 1640472157
Jones characterized his opposition to Trump's statements as a matter of life and death:
"You are either completely ignorant about the so-called ‘vaccine’ gene therapy that you helped ram through with Operation Warp Speed, or you are one of the most evil men who has ever lived to push this toxic poison on the public and to attack your constituents when they simply try to save their lives and the lives of others."
“What you told Candace Owens... is nothing but a raft of dirty lies.”
Jones then suggested Trump had been deceived by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading expert on infectious diseases.
He urged Trump not to "go down in history as Josef Mengele 2.0,” evoking the name of the Nazi physician infamous for performing deadly experiments on prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp.
"“But now that you know that [Anthony] Fauci signed you onto a fraud, you must extricate yourself from this lie, or you will be forever known as the M.V.V.P., the Most Valuable Vaccine Pusher, and the name Trump will be associated with pure evil."
“Do not go down history as Josef Mengele 2.0...
“Your legacy will be that of a monster. Your legacy will be that of a eugenicist. Your legacy will be that of a child killer, using medical tyranny.”
Jones' statements were widely mocked as an example of Republicans eating one of their own.
For many it was a clear indication the most far-right elements of the GOP would toss even Trump aside for not backing their lies and conspiracy theories about the pandemic.
Hahahahah.\nI love this infighting among the MAGA cult.https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1474873242242453506\u00a0\u2026— Republicans against Trumpism (@Republicans against Trumpism) 1640490635
There are so many grifters lining up to shake down MAGA cultists for their Social Security checks and tax credit bennies, they\u2019re even starting to shove Trump out of the way.https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1474873242242453506\u00a0\u2026— Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid \ud83d\ude37 (@Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid \ud83d\ude37) 1640487167
I cannot wait to see the day Alex Jones is completely bankrupt and in jail for all the harm he has caused to America.https://twitter.com/ronfilipkowski/status/1474873242242453506\u00a0\u2026— Jeff Barbra (@Jeff Barbra) 1640478412
Interesting watching fervent ex-Trump supporters turn on him in the last few days.https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1474873242242453506\u00a0\u2026— James (@James) 1640481808
Self-cannibalizing, all that\u2019s missing is meat tenderizer.https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1474873242242453506\u00a0\u2026— Geo Steve (@Geo Steve) 1640486700
I wonder what all the people with Trump bumper stickers on one side and InfoWars on the other are going to do https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1474873242242453506\u00a0\u2026— Shlarg Gregory (@Shlarg Gregory) 1640487710
Alex is triggered! Get the vaccine. Wear a mask.https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1474873242242453506\u00a0\u2026— Vaccinated fully and I wear a mask Resister\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udca6\ud83d\udc99 (@Vaccinated fully and I wear a mask Resister\ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udca6\ud83d\udc99) 1640488350
That part in the movie when the zombies start eating each otherhttps://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1474873242242453506\u00a0\u2026— Lying ex tobacco lobbyist (@Lying ex tobacco lobbyist) 1640489678
I wouldn\u2019t be surprised to learn that Alex Jones and Candace Owens get a bonus every time an American dies of Covid.https://twitter.com/ronfilipkowski/status/1474873242242453506\u00a0\u2026— Richard Hine (@Richard Hine) 1640527511
Irony. \n\nAlex Jones calling Trump "one of the most evil men who ever lived," for pushing a VACCINE.\n\nWhat does that make Alex, who, for YEARS supported and pushed TRUMP?!https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1474873242242453506\u00a0\u2026— HighImpactFlix (@HighImpactFlix) 1640540040
Over four years, we\u2019ve watched one Trump sycophant after another thrown under the bus for not ultimately being willing to COMPLETELY abase themselves. It would be weirdly apt if MAGA finally turned on him for balking at this one lie.https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1474873242242453506\u00a0\u2026— Julian Sanchez (@Julian Sanchez) 1640485878
Jones' rant against Trump is his second in as many weeks.
Last week, Jones criticized Trump for endorsing booster shots, suggesting Trump was allied with the "new world order."
"Hell, we’re fighting Bill Gates and Fauci and Biden and the New World Order and Psaki and the Davos Group .. and now we’ve got Trump on their team!” Jones said in a widely circulated video that exemplified further conservative infighting over COVID-19 vaccines.
Trump recently revealed he'd received his booster shot, though he still attempted to toe the line with his base, telling Fox News host Bill O'Reilly he is still very much against vaccine and mask mandates.
His comments still drew a few jeers from the audience.
Previously, Trump claimed booster shots are nothing more than a "money-making operation" and criticized vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna, saying "you could see the dollar signs in their eyes."
