Overview

• Jacob Chansley, who received a January 2025 pardon from President Trump, replied to a 2023 X post of Trump’s Georgia mugshot with a now-deleted message calling him a “fraud” and a “stupid piece of shit.”
• The Onion CEO Ben Collins captured the profanity-laden screenshot and amplified it on Bluesky after Chansley removed the original post.
• Chansley’s denunciation follows mounting frustration among conspiracy adherents over Trump’s refusal to release additional Department of Justice files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
• In subsequent posts he broadened his attacks to target Israel and Elon Musk while promoting conspiracies alleging necrophilia and hidden cabals.
• The public break highlights a rare schism within the president’s base and illustrates the volatility of conspiracy-driven political loyalties.