>Alex Jones paid $500,000 to organize the insurrection on January 6th and he admits
Calls for Alex Jones' Arrest Grow Louder After His $500K Donation to January 6 Rally Resurfaces
Right-wing radio host Alex Jones is facing online calls for his arrest after social media users resurfaced the conspiracy theorist's nearly $500,000 donation to a January 6 rally that preceded the Capitol riot.
In a video posted from Washington D.C. on January 6, Jones said his media company paid to organize the pro-Trump rally that took place prior to the insurrection. He also claimed that the White House instructed him to lead the march to the Capitol.
"No one would book the Ellipse, no one would book the other areas. No one would pay for it. We went and paid for it," he said. "It cost close to half a million dollars."
Jones has previously faced calls for his arrest over his involvement in pushing Trump's baseless claim that widespread voter fraud caused his election defeat to President Joe Biden. In December, critics demanded the radio host be arrested for insisting that Biden would be removed from office "one way or the other."
On Saturday, the calls for Jones' arrest grew louder after a Twitter user resurfaced his donation to the event that led to the riot. "Alex Jones paid $500,000 to organize the insurrection on January 6th and he admits to getting his marching orders from Donald Trump. They literally sponsored a domestic terrorist attack on our nation's capital. Arrest them," tweeted user @davenewworld_2, alongside Jones' January 6 video.
Alex Jones paid $500,000 to organize the insurrection on January 6th and he admits to getting his marching orders from Donald Trump. They literally sponsored a domestic terrorist attack on our nation's capital. Arrest them. pic.twitter.com/BW3R40TP4s
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) June 12, 2021
The post prompted "Alex Jones" to trend on Twitter, with more than 48,000 users discussing the video. Numerous users demanded his arrest for his involvement in the rally, while some conservatives defended Jones' remarks.
"Why is Alex Jones a free man?" tweeted David Weissman, a former Trump supporter.
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