Trump Supporters Cheer Alleged PizzaGate Gunman

WASHINGTON, DC — The frightening incident at Comet Ping Pong in D.C. on Sunday where an armed North Carolina man allegedly walked into the pizza joint and started shooting is causing many die-hard PizzaGate believers to claim it's a "false flag" event by shadowy forces in the U.S. government, but a significant number of Donald Trump supporters are hailing the man as a hero.

A disturbing segment of the PizzaGate faithful -- referring to a bizarre hoax that alleges Hillary Clinton and her top staffers are running a child trafficking ring out of Friendship Heights restaurant Comet Ping Pong -- are cheering on Edgar Welch, or at least defending his actions. Welch, who was supposedly self-investigating "PizzaGate," was later arrested and no one was injured in the incident, police say.

One Twitter user declared that Welch was a "#PizzagateHero" who was within his constitutional rights to carry a firearm into the restaurant. Welch was more than within his rights to kill employees of Comet Ping Pong if needed in order to protect the life of a "#3montholdpizza," the person added.

Another person tweeted at D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Police Department that Welch's motive was clear and "YOU are probably in on it," adding: "#pizzagate #littlelivesmatter save the children."

Added another: "His motive was probably to shutdown a known pedophile ring. Their business logo was a pedo one known to the FBI."

Multiple other people tweeted that Welch was a hero for his actions.

@SafeDC @DCPoliceDept Edgar Welch #PizzagateHero who went to investigate while constitutionally carrying #2A #Pizzagate #Pizzagatecoverup
— USCF HQ #Pizzagate (@myjeffersona) December 5, 2016

@bryyaann92 @SafeDC @DCPoliceDept Absolutely, if they threatened his life and he had to do so to protect his life or a #3montholdpizza life.
— USCF HQ #Pizzagate (@myjeffersona) December 5, 2016

@SafeDC @DCPoliceDept His motive was probably to shutdown a known pedophile ring. Their business logo was a pedo one known to the FBI.
— Nami (@XGrabMyY) December 4, 2016

Edgar Maddison Welch, American Hero #pizzagate
— Webb Hartley (@WebbHartley) December 5, 2016

Edgar Welch is a hero and I hope President-Elect Trump pardons him his first day in office and gives him a job.
— John Birch (@SnowflakeStompr) December 5, 2016

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