Right wing apocalypse: RINO hunters disrupt the GOP in OC, and OAN out for revenge

Police were called after a group of conservatives wearing orange shirts that said “RINO hunters,” with crosshairs making a target of the “O,” tried to storm a Republican Party of Orange County meeting in Costa Mesa on Monday night. h/t @inminivanhell https://t.co/ptd3o5s1gN

— Brooke E. Staggs (@JournoBrooke) January 19, 2022

It looks like Orange County GOP Chairman Fred Whitaker is losing control of his party. Yesterday, Costa Mesa PD had to break up a fight at the OC GOP Central Committee mtg. Some believe the recent restrictive attendance to mtgs was bec of internal fighting & not covid safety. https://t.co/0TXoVyQots pic.twitter.com/FWxEnuUFvK

— InMinivanHell (@inminivanhell) January 18, 2022

At the Arizona Trump rally I introduced myself to 8kun owner Jim Watkins. He threatened to punch me, called me variations of “fuckhead,” and attempted to incite the crowd against me.

Shortly afterwards he sent me a video apology, claiming it was based on a misunderstanding. pic.twitter.com/5FDoH4gMaD

— Travis View (@travis_view) January 18, 2022

Voting Company Smartmatic Sues MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell For Defamation https://t.co/l0uSsKwHhk pic.twitter.com/HT2rl572by

— Forbes (@Forbes) January 18, 2022

Bold strategy here.

Pros for them: OAN's deranged audience will somehow work AT&T's chairman into some sort of QAnon conspiracy

Cons: Unlikely to help them stay on DirecTV, makes other carriers think, "Hey… uh… so this is what they do if you ever cross them? No thanks." https://t.co/pLYsMEFJmr

— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) January 18, 2022