By Rachel, Leah, Salon; January 31, 2018
On Wednesday, Alex Jones claimed that an incident in which a train carrying GOP lawmakers crashed into a truck earlier that day was not simply an accident that claimed one life. Rather, he said it was a “kamikaze” attack and evidence that the U.S. is currently in the midst of a “civil war”.
Earlier Wednesday, an Amtrak train carrying several key Republican lawmakers, including Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, on their way to their annual policy retreat in West Virginia crashed into a garbage truck. The New York Times reported that the White House says at least one person — apparently the driver of the truck — was killed during the collision and another was seriously injured. The Republican lawmakers and staffers were reportedly unharmed.
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