GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Wants To Hold Hearings On A 9/11 Conspiracy Theory

Alessio AtriaApril 25, 2025, 6:27 pmNews >

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) said he’s hoping to hold hearings over a conspiracy theory about the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

During an interview on conservative activist Benny Johnson’s podcast this Monday, the senator spoke about a long-debunked claim about Building 7, a building in the World Trade Center complex that collapsed hours after the Twin Towers had been brought down by airliners.

“I don’t know that you can find structural engineers other than the ones that had the corrupt investigation inside [the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)] that would say that – that [building] didn’t come down in any other way than a controlled demolition,” the Wisconsin senator stated.

“You listen to the documentary Bravo 7, there’s an awful lot of questions, you know, ‘Who ordered the removal and the destruction of all that evidence?’ Totally contrary to any other firefighting investigation procedures,” he added. “I mean, who ordered that? Who is in charge? I think there’s some basic information. Where’s all the documentation from this investigation? There are a host of questions that I want, and I will be asking quite honestly now that my eyes have been opened up. I’ve talked to former Congressman Curt Weldon now. I will work with him to expose what he’s willing to expose as well.”

“Wow,” Benny Johnson remarked. “So we may actually see hearings about this?”

“I think so,” the senator said.

Later in the interview, the senator asked, “What actually happened on 9/11?” and “What do we know is being covered up? My guess is there’s an awful lot being covered up in terms of what the American government knows about 9/11.”

A senator’s spokeswoman said a possible hearing on this conspiracy theory “will depend on what information/documentation is obtained by their office.”

In October 2022, the senator reiterated his false claims that the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was not an armed insurrection.

During an appearance on Real America’s Voice in February 2024, the senator backed his opposition to a bill to give additional aid to Ukraine.

He conveyed reservations about the effectiveness of particular sanctions and said that they might inadvertently diminish the value of U.S. currency as Russia finds different trading options.

The aid package included provisions for assigning $60 billion to support Ukraine’s military operations, $14 billion for Israel and U.S. military endeavors in the region, and more than $8 billion to U.S. partners in the Indo-Pacific region. It also earmarked almost $10 billion for humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza.