The story of the missing submersible in the North Atlantic recently sparked conspiracy theories. On Wednesday, as the frantic search continued, Donald Trump Jr. earned the distinction of becoming the first prominent pundit to lean into a conspiracy over the vessel, which disappeared while taking passengers to view the wreck of the Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
“Literally everything I’ve seen about this missing submarine is insane and sketchy AF… almost none of it makes any sense whatsoever,” the former president’s son wrote in a multiple question mark tweet on Wednesday. “How long till we find other external factors making it even more so???”
Literally everything I’ve seen about this missing submarine is insane and sketchy AF… almost none of it makes any sense whatsoever. How long till we find other external factors making it even more so???
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 21, 2023
Trump Jr. didn’t upon his suspicions surrounding the vessel.
A CBS reporter who joined a Titan expedition last summer said he “couldn’t help noticing how many pieces of this sub seemed improvised, with off-the-shelf components.” That report led some to question the preparedness and safety of the craft.
The submersible was built and run by OceanGate Expedition out of Everett, WA, and was carrying five people to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean to view the wreck of the Titanic, which sank in 1912. The last time the submersible made contact with the mother ship was nearly two hours into a trip that commenced on Sunday morning.
Officials have been looking for the vessel ever since. The U.S. Coast Guard said they are still in “search and rescue” mode. On board the sub are British billionaire Hamish Harding, 59; Pakistani-born billionaire Shahzada Dawood, 48, and his son, 19-year-old son Suleman Dawood; French maritime expert Paul-Henry Nargeolet, 77; and OceanGate’s CEO Stockton Rush, 61, who was piloting the vessel.
