Fox Business host Lou Dobbs recently fired off an angry tweet about Evan McMullin, the third-party conservative running neck-and-neck with GOP nominee Donald Trump in Utah.
McMullin’s strong showing is threatening to hand the state to Democrat Hillary Clinton, or he could win the state’s six electoral votes himself ― a notion that has Trump supporters such as Dobbs steamed enough to blame a “Mormon Mafia.”
Look Deeper, He's nothing but a Globalist, Romney and Mormon Mafia Tool #MAGA #AmericaFirst #TrumpPence16 #TrumpTrain #Dobbs https://t.co/WfjYzck2jt
— Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) October 23, 2016
Although the tweet was published over the weekend, it was widely retweeted late Wednesday and led to the birth of a new hashtag: #MormonMafia.
Here’s a sampling:
Not only is there a #MormonMafia, they have biker gangs running the streets pic.twitter.com/oaTTO7uQpa
— Philip Moon 🃏 (@Philip_R_Moon) October 27, 2016
"Funny like a clown? I amuse you? Good. I like making people happy. Have a great day!" #MormonMafia
— Bill Maurer (@wmaurerij) October 27, 2016
"You're gonna get on that bicycle, go door-to-door and give out pamphlets...and you're gonna like it." #MormonMafia pic.twitter.com/ELGNx3RCK8
— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) October 27, 2016
"Gosh darn it, you messed with the wrong fellows this time, you nincompoop!" #MormonMafia
— Sunny (Mat) (@sunnyright) October 27, 2016
If you're not careful Mormon Mafia will break into your house ---- fold the laundry and do the dishes
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) October 27, 2016
You take out one of ours, we take out one of yours #MormonMafia pic.twitter.com/OS2ILjOY5t
— Deport Trump (@MustDeportTrump) October 27, 2016
Don't anger the #MormonMafia. They don't give a gosh darn.
— Shaun Jex (@shaunmjex) October 27, 2016
Nice charity you have there. Shame if we donated to it. #MormonMafia
— Dan (@danieltobin) October 27, 2016
Two top consiglieri in the #MormonMafia. #utpol pic.twitter.com/eTXLfJqnol
— Ben Winslow (@BenWinslow) October 27, 2016
Left some spare blankets in your bed while you were sleeping. #MormonMafia
— Bigly Shoe (@TheOneSoleShoe) October 27, 2016
Used to play a lot of volleyball with people in the #MormonMafia. Just when I thought I was out, they'd pull me back in.
— Gary HokieHawk (@grsvt81) October 27, 2016
Revenge is a dish best served cold.. like jello#MormonMafia https://t.co/qpAkxlsaAV
— Andrew Eide (@ACEide93) October 27, 2016
Just tonight, the #MormonMafia struck at our house. #keepyourfriendscloseandyourenemiescloser pic.twitter.com/AHql7QSwik
— Robert Trishman (@RobTmanJr) October 27, 2016
Say hello to my little Friend magazine #MormonMafia
— Zaphod Beeblebrox (@jscholes85) October 27, 2016
"See? It says his protection money hasn't been paid. So we're going to go pay it for him and help with some chores." #MormonMafia pic.twitter.com/VNUKNJZiuj
— Hombre Malo Jeremy (@VitruvianMonkey) October 27, 2016
The #MormonMafia apologized to me when they ran me over with their bicycle and offered me some water too
— Kevin Boyd (@kevinboyd1984) October 27, 2016
The #mormonmafia will shoot you and then frame your friends
— Sarah (@sarahrstevenson) October 27, 2016
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That @LouDobbs exposed us. Time to pay him a visit. Maybe bring a nice bundt cake. #MormonMafia
— JPH #McMullinFinn (@jheidmann) October 27, 2016
In my experience, the #MormonMafia will graciously feed you delicious baked goods until you have a coronary. Totally sinister #conspiracy https://t.co/CL1lOA52t0
— Stuart G Spooner (@StuartSpooner) October 27, 2016
You don't pay on time, a #MormonMafia enforcer will make a house call. pic.twitter.com/vQ9AhR1BNF
— Carl Gustav (@CaptYonah) October 27, 2016
"We're gonna send some people, we're gonna send a couple of our people, and help clear the driveway." #MormonMafia
— Bigly Shoe (@TheOneSoleShoe) October 27, 2016
They send one of yours a Christmas card, you send one of theirs a Christmas BOUQUET!
— ¡El Sooopèrr! ن (@SooperMexican) October 27, 2016
THAT'S the Salt Lake City way!!#MormonMafia
Just try to tell a member of the #MormonMafia that you’re not interested in family board game night. See what happens.
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) October 27, 2016
The #mormonmafia will take a sharp object from a dark car...and use it to scrape the ice off your rental vehicle.
— TopangaVista (@bhofmarvista) October 27, 2016
I got in pretty deep with the #MormonMafia for 2 years in the mid 90's. Slept on a cement floor. Good times. pic.twitter.com/TYLLWscVOZ
— Spencer Cox (@SpencerJCox) October 27, 2016
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