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On 15 November 2016, InfoWars, the web site belonging to conspiracy theorist and alternative supplement salesman Alex Jones shared a story claiming that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had to be restrained during a violent outburst after being defeated by her rival, Donald Trump in the 8 November 2016 election: The only source for the story, and versions being shared on other unreliable sites, are the tweets of Todd Kincannon, a controversial figure who has gained notoriety by trolling on Twitter, famously opining in 2013: This Super Bowl sucks more dick than adult Trayvon Martin would have for drug money. On 14 November 2016, Kincannon celebrated the death of PBS journalist Gwen Ifill, then responded to resulting ire by saying, I trigger liberals for fun and profit. You should try it. It's unclear if the tantrum story was more triggering or a claim Kincannon intended to be taken seriously. He tweeted that an unnamed CNN journalist was blocked from reporting the tantrum by his editors. There is no video provided and no other witnesses corroborating the account: InfoWars attempts to shore up Kincannon's claim by citing Crisis of Character, a book written by former Secret Service Agent Gary Byrne, which the Association of Former Agents blasted as being politically motivated and possibly untrue because Byrne's rank wouldn't have allowed him close enough access to the Clintons to see what he claims he saw. This is not the first time an unsupported claim that Clinton threw a temper tantrum has surfaced. Various unreliable web sites claimed Clinton went into a curse-filled tirade and threw a glass at a staffer after becoming enraged at NBC host Matt Lauer's questions during a 2016 forum. While the Clinton camp was reportedly unhappy with Lauer's questions, there are no reliable reports Clinton became violent or profane.
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