First-term Hudson Valley Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro unwittingly posted an endorsement video from an influencer who’s promoted 9/11 conspiracy theories — earlier than deleting the publish this week.
Molinaro posted a video of Alexandra Davis’ endorsement of him on X on Oct. 10, through which she additionally trashes his Democratic rival, Josh Riley.
He was unaware that Davis, a self-described “conspiracy realist” with 24,700 followers on Instagram, has raised eyebrows for peddling conspiracy theories concerning the 9/11 terror assaults.
On her account, Davis reposted a press release on Sept. 12, 2022, from a serious basic who mentioned, “I noticed a missile hitting the Pentagon, not a aircraft” — when hijackers actually slammed American Airways Flight 77 into the Pentagon.
Davis then posted, “It’s actually not a enjoyable rabbit gap to go down but it surely’s an vital one. As soon as you begin you received’t see the world the identical.”
She additionally posted that 9/11 was “not a random occasion” and mentioned the collapse of the 47-story constructing at 7 World Commerce Middle constructing would have been “just about not possible to realize with out explosives and different accelerants.”
“There are millions of hundreds of engineers, hearth specialists and scientists that say the identical. 911 was not a random occasion….,” Davis mentioned on Sept. 13, 2022.
7 World Commerce was not hit by a hijacked aircraft however collapsed after catching hearth.
Requested Tuesday about Molinaro posting Davis’ endorsement video, a marketing campaign spokesperson mentioned, “We weren’t conscious of it [Davis’ 9/11 conspiracies] and we simply deleted it.”
“She was a marketing campaign supporter and she or he despatched us a video,” the rep mentioned.
Davis was not instantly accessible for remark.
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