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MAGA Senator Slammed for ‘Despicable’ Martyr Conspiracy Theory
March 29, 2026
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Fox NewsMAGA Sen. Ron Johnson is facing backlash for his suggestion that Renée Nicole Good and Alex Pretti—both shot to death by ICE agents this year—were “trained activists” used as “martyrs” by the Democrats.Johnson, 70, appeared on Sunday Morning Futures with Fox host Maria Bartiromo after being asked about Democrats’ refusal to support Trump’s planned changes to voter registration tied to DHS funding.“Any kind of election integrity really is existential to their game plan of turning America into a one-party nation,” he began, before passionately outlining his conspiracy theory.Read more at The Daily Beast.

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