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Alex Jones Declares Trump Unfit for Office

Published 1 April 2026

Alex Jones, the founder of Infowars and a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, publicly distanced himself from the president on Tuesday, declaring Trump mentally and physically unfit for office and urging Republicans to cut ties ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Speaking on his show, Jones cited visible signs of Trump's declining health, including swollen ankles that he described as indicative of heart failure. "When your ankles swell up three times the size they were before, that means heart failure," Jones said. "And he does look sick. He does babble and sound like the brain's not doing too hot." Jones called for the party to mobilize against Democrats and neoconservatives, emphasizing a new conservative wave driven by a Christian reawakening in which Trump now plays only a minor role. "We just cut bait on Trump," he added.

Jones drew a personal parallel to his grandfather's final year, marked by dementia, suggesting Trump was entering similar territory. "He fell all over the place, he was out of his mind," Jones said of his relative. "The brain was gone. He was dead a year before he physically died." He claimed members of Trump's inner circle, including Defense Secretary Pete...

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