So-called “firefighter prophet” and radical conspiracy theorist Mark Taylor appeared on Sheila Zilinsky’s podcast today, where he declared that Hurricane Michael was created by man and steered toward the Florida panhandle in order to help Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum win the upcoming election.

Taylor, who has repeatedly asserted that the Illuminati creates and controls hurricanes, told Zilinsky that it was not a coincidence that Michael struck that area of Florida just weeks before the midterm elections.

“This is not coincidence that this is hitting the panhandle of Florida, folks,” Taylor said. “The panhandle of Florida is the most conservative part of Florida. I’ve been saying this for a long time: pray for Texas, pray for Florida, there is a direct assault on these two states because Florida is a swing state and they are trying to turn Florida blue. Also, that guy Gillum, who is a communist, who is running for governor of Florida, they’re trying to get him in by taking away that red vote up there.”

“This is an all-out assault to try and steer these elections,” he added. “They’re going to do anything they can between now and the elections. It’s going to be very intense right now, and we need to be in prayer over that.”