Isaiah Washington
As Media Matters has documented, Washington is a QAnon supporter who has pushed conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic, 5G networks, Black Lives Matter, and many other topics.
During the episode, which Trump celebrated as the campaign show’s 250th, she and Washington discussed his support for President Donald Trump, and how he was “blown away” when he visited the White House last year and saw the president deviate from the prepared remarks on his teleprompter. Washington also criticized the media for not wanting “to support” solutions that Trump is trying to implement.
Lara Trump concluded the interview by saying that Washington was a “fresh breath of air” and commending him for his “bravery.” In response, Washington says that he has been “red-pilled”and referred to himself as an “oath keeper,” an apparent reference to an extremist anti-government militia.
Washington also was apparently invited to the White House earlier this year
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Nation's newest series features actor Isaiah Washington in Isaiah Washington: Kitchen Talk. Washington is a QAnon supporter who has pushed conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic, 5G networks, Black Lives Matter, and many other topics -- including Fox News executives.
To give you a sense of this show, in one of the episodes, Washington makes a “tasty frittata” with former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos while discussing the 2016 election.
Washington has shared an incredible number of conspiracy theories, too many to list in one email. He's shared hashtags associated with QAnon repeatedly on Twitter and again and again and again on Instagram. He's also shared memes attacking White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci with a QAnon hashtag, one of which also alluded to a conspiracy theory involving Microsoft founder Bill Gates. He shared posts and made references to the disinformation video "Plandemic." Another post suggests that “5G energy” can be combatted with “natural stones” that can be purchased on Instagram.
On July 8, Washington shared an article on Facebook alleging that George Floyd's death in Minneapolis had been “engineered” by communists and that groups like Black Lives Matter and the Council on American-Islamic Relations were front groups for communists trying to create “tent cities” in order to create “absentee ballot mills to control the vote.”
Washington even accused Fox News executives of being “compromised,” saying that's why they haven't supported his show enough.
We've told you about the media figures and congressional candidates who have amplified and embraced QAnon. We've told you about how the conspiracy theory is linked to attempted kidnappings and murder. But for a Fox to have a host who openly embraces it is definitely a big step in the wrong direction.