Actor hardcore Trump supporter

Of all the rioters who stormed the Capitol, one man stood out. Posing for pictures in a furry horned headdress, Jake Angeli stood shirtless, his body heavily tattooed, his face painted, screaming through a megaphone while thrusting a spear into the air from which an American flag was tied. The hardcore Trump supporter from Arizona is an actor and voiceover artist who is the unofficial ‘‘Shaman for QAnon’’. The conspiracy theory group falsely claims the US government is controlled by a ‘‘deep state’’ cabal of anti-Trump Satanist paedophiles. The 32-year-old has appeared at a number of pro-Trump rallies in the past two years and has gained a cult following on social media. Despite his brazen entry into the Capitol building, it is not thought that he was arrested. Adrian Morrow, a Canadian reporter, tweeted: ‘‘I spoke with Jake Angeli. . . He said police eventually gave up trying to stop him and other Trump supporters, and let them in. After a while, he said police politely asked him to leave and let him go without arrest.’’