Monday 26 September 2022 11:59 PM Riggleman: My MOM texted me and said 'I'm sorry you were ever elected' after ... trends now
Former Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman said his mom practically disowned him after he criticized former President Donald Trump for retweeting a QAnon believer's account on CNN before the 2020 election.
'You are now part of the swamp…I'm sorry you were ever elected…You are officially a politician…I have cried over you and my heart is broken by you,' Riggleman wrote his mom texted him in his forthcoming book, The Breach: The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6th.
The Hill newspaper obtained an early copy of the book, where Riggleman wrote about his mom's reaction to him becoming a public critic of the ex-president over Trump's habit of pushing conspiracy theories.
During the October 2020 interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Riggleman called it a 'dangerous tweet' after Trump shared a post promoting a conspiracy theory about the Bin Laden raid making its way through QAnon circles.
'What will it take to wake you up son….I love you so, but cannot stand by and listen to your elitist attitude and being praised by elitist journalist and democrats,' he said his mother texted him after his CNN appearance.
Former Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman said his mom practically disowned him after he criticized former President Donald Trump for retweeting a QAnon believer's account on CNN before the 2020 election
Denver Riggleman's book, The Breach: The Untold Story of the Investigation into Janyary 6 will be released Tuesday
Prior to the CNN appearance, Riggleman had co-sponsored a House resolution condemning QAnon, which received bipartisan support, but 17 Republican no votes.
On CNN, he called some of the theories being floated by QAnon adherents 'bats**t crazy.'
'I knew my mom and I were not on the same page politically, but this is something else,'
