Whitney M. Woodworth

The Republic | azcentral.com

Notorious anti-Islam activist, Oregon protester and Phoenix resident Jon Ritzheimer made headlines again Wednesday thanks to a wave of Twitter users who trolled him with the hashtag #DaddySworeAnOath.

In a recently posted video, Ritzheimer voiced his support of Dwight and Steven Hammond along with the protesters occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters in southeastern Oregon. He apologized to his daughters for missing the holidays, but he added, while waving a booklet of the U.S. Constitution, "Daddy swore an oath."

The phrase quickly spread through Twitter as a mocking hashtag. John Darnielle, founder of the indie-rock band The Mountain Goats, posted a video on the social media platform of him sitting in a car, tearfully brandishing a book of works by playwright August Strindberg on Tuesday, paired with the hashtag #daddysworeanoath.

Others followed suite, posting photos and videos accompanied by the hashtag and books by authors ranging from Jules Verne to George R.R. Martin. One Los Angeles-based user even pledged an oath to the Kiss Army.

See the tweets