Arpaio Orders Staff To Buy Senate Ads On InfoWars

Media Matters reports:

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is running as a Republican for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, told his campaign to “stand up” for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after several social media companies banned Jones from their platforms. Dustin Stockton, a senior Arpaio strategist, wrote on Twitter that Arpaio has directed the campaign to look into purchasing advertising on Jones’ Infowars outlet “to help provide resources as they fight for free speech.”

Shortly before the pardon was officially announced in August 2017, Arpaio appeared on Jones’ show and credited Infowars with bringing his case to Trump’s attention, saying, “I want to thank you, Alex, and your staff, Jerry Corsi, Roger Stone, for bringing this story out and reaching the president. I supported him from, what, two years ago at the same forum that he did yesterday and I’m with him and I’m with him to the end.”

Sheriff Joe has directed our campaign to stand up for @RealAlexJones and has told us to look at purchasing advertising from @infowars to help provide resources as they fight for free speech. Honored to work for @RealSheriffJoe. I bet you don’t see his opponents say a word!

— Dustin Stockton (@DustinStockton) August 7, 2018