‘Are You Stupid?’: Republican State Senator Roasted After Mistaking Star Wars Prop for Drone as Mysterious Flying Objects In New Jersey Spark Conspiracy Theories, Including an Alien Invasion

The drones over New Jersey have left many grasping for answers as they try to explain what has so far been unexplainable. If you’re part of the MAGA faithful, the mysterious aircraft have provided another opportunity to ridicule/fear the elderly/sinister President Joe Biden. President-elect Donald Trump chimed in Monday, claiming the federal government knows where the drones originated. “Something strange is going on,” he said. “Our military knows and our president knows and for some reason they want to keep people in suspense,” Trump added.  Pennsylvania state senator Doug Mastriano signals to supporters chanting his name (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Conspiracy theories abound, and most are predictably absurd. Have you heard about Project Blue Beam? If you follow Roseanne Barr on X then you probably have. It posits that technology is being used to fool the public and fake an alien invasion to control the world. Then there’s Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s insinuation that the drones are spraying chemicals. And who’s controlling the drones? “The government is in control of the drones and refuses to tell the American people what is going on,” she posted on X. “It really is that bad.” Speaking of dumb people in politics,...