Gilmore Girls David Sutcliffe denies being at the Capitol riots, calling the rumors ‘not true’

Gilmore Girls star David Sutcliffe denies rumors he was at the Capitol riots… and calls man smoking weed during the siege a ‘great Patriot!’

Gilmore Girls’ David Sutcliffe is responding to allegations that he was a participant in the Capitol riots on January 6. 

The 51-year-old Canadian-born actor turned motivational coach denied any involvement with the insurrection, after rumors began to circulate on Twitter

Making a statement on January 16, Sutcliffe called the accusations ‘not true,’ while calling a man who filmed himself smoking weed in the Capitol a ‘great Patriot!’ 

Falsified rumors: Gilmore Girls’ David Sutcliffe, 51, denies any involvement at the Capitol riots, as he calls the rumors ‘not true,’ on Twitter

‘There are rumors circulating that I “stormed the capital.” Not true – though I would have been proud to share a smoke with this great Patriot!,’ he wrote. 

Fans were quick to respond to his statement as one diehard fan of the show wrote, ‘no wonder i didn’t like you in gilmore girls it all makes sense.’

Another said, ‘Seriously, they are domestic terrorists. They aren’t patriots.’

Controversial response: Despite trying to absolve himself of any involvement with the insurrection he re-tweeted a video of a man smoking weed in the building and called him a 'great Patriot!'

Controversial response: Despite trying to absolve himself of any involvement with the insurrection he re-tweeted a video of a man smoking weed in the building and called him a ‘great Patriot!’

In a series of Tweets on January 10, Sutcliffe responded to Twitter banning Donald Trump from the platform. 

He retweeted one user’s statement that said ‘If you can silence a king, you are the king,’ as he said ‘The point is big tech is more powerful than government. Is that not concerning to you?’

When alt-right media personality Michael Cernovich – a political commentator, Pizzagate supporter, anti-Feminist and early supporter of Donald Trump – called Trump ‘low status,’ Sutcliffe also responded to him.   

‘Trump is low status now. I mean from a branding position. His entire image was dependent on attracting rich and powerful. No one will rent his properties. He’ll never come back from this. He can retire on a yacht in international waters. Probably his best bet now,’ Cernovich said.   

Big tech: Sutcliffe spoke out about Twitter's banning of Trump as he spoke about his concern that 'big tech was more powerful than government'

Big tech: Sutcliffe spoke out about Twitter’s banning of Trump as he spoke about his concern that ‘big tech was more powerful than government’

Rebellion symbol: The Canadian-born actor had an exchange with Cernovich who is an alt-right media personality, saying that Trump would eventually become a 'symbol of rebellion'

Rebellion symbol: The Canadian-born actor had an exchange with Cernovich who is an alt-right media personality, saying that Trump would eventually become a ‘symbol of rebellion’

Sutcliffe responded, ‘Until he dies, becomes a symbol of rebellion, and replaces Che Guevara on t-shirts.’ 

Additionally he liked a tweet that said ‘men’s politics is best for the world,’ and another that called the ‘authoritarian left’, ‘sick.’ 

Despite his seemingly shameless conservative mindset, the actor is on record for donating $1,250 in 2007 to then Presidential nominee Barack Obama, according to Deadline