Trumpcast

The Conspiracy Guru Behind Donald Trump

How did the alt-right conspiracy guru Alex Jones get the ear of this year’s Republican presidential candidate?

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Jacob Weisberg talks to Jon Ronson, author of the new Amazon Kindle single The Elephant in the Room: A Journey Into the Trump Campaign and the “Alt-Right,” about Alex Jones, the radio host who feeds Donald Trump his conspiracy theories.

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